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91.

Phylogenetic system of classification is based on 

  • evolutionary relationships

  • morphological features

  • chemical constituents

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  • mustard

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  • reclamation of wastelands

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  • coconut

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  • lemon

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99.

Thorn of Bougainvillea and tendril of Cucurbita are examples of 

  • analogous organs

  • homologous organs

  • vestigial organs

  • vestigial organs


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homologous organs

Thorns of Bougainvillea and tendrils of Cucurbita are homologous organs. These are modified branches and are axillary in position. It means axillary branches in Bougainvillea are modified into thorns for protection from burrowing animals and in Cucurbita into tendrils for climbing.

The analogous organs have the almost similar appearance and perform the same function but t these develop in totally different groups and are totally different in their basic structure and development origin. The phyllode of Ruscus or cladode of Asparagus is analogous to leaves of other plants.

The vesigial or rudimentary organs are useless remnants of structures of organs. which might have been large and functional in ancestors, eg, cutin covered stomata on the stem of cactiplants.

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In the light of recent classification of living organisms into three domains of life (bacteria, archaea and eukarya), which one of the following statement is true about archaea? 

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  • Archaea have some novel features that are absent in other prokaryotes and eukaryotes

  • Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

  • Archaea completely differ from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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