NEET (2024 Updated)-National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Medical) Biology Diversity in Living World-What is Living? Study Material (Page 2 of 9)

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Taxonomical Aids

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Biologists have established certain procedures and techniques to store and preserve the information as well as the specimens, some of these are explained to help you understand the usage of these aids.

(1) Herbarium:- Herbarium is a store house of collected plant specimens that are dired, pressed and preserved on sheet.

These sheets are then arranged in their order of classification in the taxonomical hierarchy.

These herbarium sheets carry all the information about the respective specimen.

Standard size of herbarium sheet is in 11.5 × 16.5 inches.

The herbarium sheet…

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Understanding Taxonomy

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Taxonomy: Name comes from Greek word taxis and nomos.

Taxis = arrangement or division, nomos = law ⇾ Taxonomy is the study of principles and procedures of scientific classification.

This word was proposed by A. P. de. Candolle in 1813 in his book “Theories elementary de la botanique” (Theory of elementary botany)

Image Showing Plant Taxonomy

Taxonomy includes study of following 4 points

(1) Identification-Identification of living organisms

(2) Nomenclature- Nomenclature of living organisms

(3) Classification

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