Question

An important criterion for modern day classification is

A. resemblances in morphology
B. anatomical and physiological traits  
C. breeding habits
D. presence or absence of notochord
Answer :   anatomical and physiological traits
Solution :
Modern day classification is new systematics or biosystematics which includes all the characteristic of organisms gathered from the study of different sections like physiology, ecology, anatomy, biochemistry, cytology.

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Releted Question 1

Which of the following has proved helpful in preserving pollen as fossils?

A. Pollenkitt
B. Cellulosic intine
C. Sporopollenin
D. Oil content
Releted Question 2

It is much easier for a small animal to run uphill than for a large animal, because

A. it is easier to carry a small body weight
B. smaller animals have a higher metabolic rate
C. small animals have a lower $${O_2}$$ requirement
D. the efficiency of muscles in large animals is less than in the small animals
Releted Question 3

Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?

A. Isolated metabolic reactions occur in vitro
B. Increase in mass from inside only
C. Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory
D. Increase in mass by accumulation of material both on surface as well as internally
Releted Question 4

Biological organisation starts with

A. cellular level
B. organismic level
C. atomic level
D. submicroscopic molecular level

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