Microtaxonomy

Question 1

Classification at the SPECIES level

Answer 1

microtaxonomy

Question 2

taxis means? nomos means?

Answer 2

order; law

Question 3

the demarcation of species

Answer 3

microtaxonomy

Question 4

the classification of species

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macrotaxonomy

Question 5

recognition and description of species & first classification

Answer 5

𝛼-taxonomy

Question 6

classification of species in hierarchical system

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beta-taxonomy

Question 7

understanding the evolutionary factor

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Ɣ-taxonomy/ gamma taxonomy

Question 8

• concerned with the description and designation of species
• basis of morphological characters

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Alpha Taxonomy (Descriptive Taxonomy)

Question 9

Alpha Taxonomy (Descriptive Taxonomy) started with the works of ____

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Tournefort
de Jussieu
Linnaeus

Question 10

• arrangement of species into a hierarchical system of higher categories or taxa
• developed in the 20th century

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Beta Taxonomy (Macrotaxonomy)

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• Aspect of taxonomy concerned with intraspecific population and with phylogenetic trends
• Attempts are made to account for the origin and development of species.

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Gamma Taxonomy

Question 12

includes all taxa of extinct plant groups.

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paleobotany

Question 13

It is an ultimate perfect system, based upon all available characters

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Omega taxonomy

Question 14

There are three main aims of taxonomy:

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• Identification
• Nomenclature
• Classification.

Question 15

Two main approaches of taxonomy

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• empirical approach
• interpretive approach

Question 16

It is an approach based on practical aspects, observation of characters etc.

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empirical approach

Question 17

It is an approach based on the interpretation and evolution of a taxon, e.g., a phylogenetic system.

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Interpretive Approach