Who is known as the "Father of Zoology"?

  • A
    Aristotle
  • B
    Theophrastus
  • C
    Lazzaro Spallanzani
  • D
    Carolus Linnaeus

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Which of the following $statement(s)$ is/are incorrect?
$(i)$ Classification provides standardized names to organisms that are unique and universal.
$(ii)$ Taxonomy is the process of classification.
$(iii)$ The system of naming with two components (binomial nomenclature) was proposed by Carolus Linnaeus.
$(iv)$ Zoological names are based on International Code for Zoological Nomenclature $(ICZN)$.

Identify the correct match:
List-$I$ (Scientist)List-$II$ (Contribution)
$a$. Andreas Vesalius$p$. Micrographia
$b$. $A$.$V$. Leeuwenhoek$q$. De Humani Corporis Fabrica
$c$. $W$. Harvey$r$. Species Plantarum
$d$. $C$. Linnaeus$s$. Philosophie Zoologique
$e$. Robert Hooke$t$. Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus
$f$. Lamarck

Which of the following statements is $NOT$ appropriate for the study of taxonomy?

Choose the correct statements:
$(i)$ Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms.
$(ii)$ Dead organisms do not grow.
$(iii)$ Reproduction cannot be an all-inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.
$(iv)$ No non-living object is capable of replicating itself.
$(v)$ Metabolism in a test tube is non-living.
$(vi)$ Metabolism is a defining feature of all living organisms.

Which of the following are unique features of living organisms?

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