Taxonomic Aids
Which taxonomic aid is most suitable for identifying an unknown plant specimen using a sequence of contrasting characters?
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About This Question
- Subject
- biology
- Chapter
- diversity in living world
- Topic
- taxonomic aids
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Year
- 2025
Solution
Correct Answer:
Key
- Taxonomic Aid: Tools used by scientists to identify and classify organisms.
- Key: A taxonomic key is a set of instructions based on contrasting characters (couplets).
- Mechanism: For each pair of characters, the user makes a choice (lead) based on the specimen's features, which then leads to another couplet until the organism is identified.
- Comparison:
- Herbarium: A storehouse of dried and pressed plant specimens.
- Museum: Collection of preserved organisms for study and reference.
- Monograph: Detailed account of a single taxonomic group (like a genus or family).
This easy difficulty biology question is from the chapter diversity in living world, covering the topic of taxonomic aids. It appeared in the 2025 exam.
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