Question

In India, herbarium plant specimens are arranged according to the system of classification of
A. Bentham and Hooker
B. R. H. Whittaker
C. Carl Woese
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: A herbarium is a collection of various plant species and associated data which is preserved for scientific study. There is a particular way of writing the name of species preserved and that name must follow the system of classification which helps in the identification of the same organism all around the globe.

Step by step answer:Herbarium plant species are arranged according to the Bentham and Hooker classification in India. Both George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker were British botanists who introduced their system of classification which is based on natural affinities and considered as pre-Darwinian as it does not take evolution into account. The system introduced by Bentham and Hooker was used as classification that was internationally accepted. The system of classification involves classification on the basis of monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Dicotyledons are the plants which seed can be divided into two parts by removing the seed coat. Dicotyledon includes flowering plants and angiosperms. Monocotyledons are the plants which seed cannot be divided into two parts even after removal of the seed coat. Examples of dicotyledons are gymnosperm plants and examples of monocotyledon plants are grasses and asparagus.
Hence, the correct option is A. Bentham and Hooker.

Note: Herbarium is generally used for the preservation of the plant species which are endangered or to study evolutionary patterns between the plants. Herbarium of a plant is attached on a herbarium sheet which is specially used for herbarium and all plants are used in herbarium that is from root to apical portion of the stem.