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Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?

Match the items given in column I with those in column II and select the correct option given below.

Column I	Column II
A. Herbarium	(i) It is a place having a collection of preserved plants and animals.
B. Key	(ii) A list that enumerates methodically all the species found in an area with brief description aiding identification.
C. Museum	(iii) Is a place where dried and pressed plant specimens mounted on sheets are kept.
D. Catalogue	(iv) A booklet containing a list of characters and their alternates which are helpful in identification of various taxa.

Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them.
A.  Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.
B.  Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.
C.  Binomial nomenclature system was given by R.H. Whittaker.
D.  In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.

The two correct statements are

The label of a herbarium sheet does not carry information on

Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is countrary to the rules of nomenclature?

The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of their

Which one of the following is not a correct statement?

Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the international Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?

Which one of the following aspects is in exclusive characteristics of living things?

Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular taxonomic category?

ICBN stands for

The living organisms can be unexceptionally distinguished from the non-living things on the basis of their ability for

One of the most important functions of botanical gardens is that

Biosystematics aims at

Species are considered as

Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?