From Archaea to orchids The Hindu Science Quiz
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Gastrodia agnicellus, a plant species, was in news recently. It is...
- The ugliest orchid in the world
- The most beautiful orchid in the world
- A newly discovered rose species
- A newly created orchid-rose hybrid
The world's ugliest orchid was among one of 156 new plant and fungal species named in 2020.
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A fruit fly has created a buzz with its maiden show at the Western Ghats. Name it.
- Euphranta mudumalai
- Euphranta mannarkkad
- Euphranta siruvani
- Euphranta palakkad
The fruit fly is now scientifically named as Euphranta siruvani, after the place where it was first collected.
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In taxonomy, how are kingdoms related to domains?
- Kingdom is a subdomain
- Domain is a subkingdom
- They are different names of the same classification
- Kingdoms are for animals, domains are for plants
All living things are classified into three domains — Bacteria, Archaea and Eukaryota.
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Which of the following is a member of Kingdom Monera?
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Ferns
- Tardigrades
Monera is one of the five kingdoms of life.
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The discovery of Archaea made way to the reclassification of life's domains. When was the discovery made?
The scientific community was shocked by the discovery of an entirely new group of organisms — the Archaea.
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