Hierarchy and Need of Classification

Q. Binomial nomenclature was proposed by ____.

1. Ernst Haeckel
2. Robert Whittaker
3. Copeland
4. Carolus Linnaeus

Q.

Which of the following represents the correct taxonomical hierarchy?

1. Kingdom-->Phylum--->Class-->Species-->Family-->Genus-->Order

2. Kingdom-->Phylum--->Species-->Order-->Family-->Genus-->Class

3. Kingdom-->Species--->Class-->Order-->Family-->Genus-->Phylum

4. Kingdom-->Phylum--->Class-->Order-->Family-->Genus-->Species

Q.

The Greek philosopher, _______ was the first to classify animals.

Q. What do you mean by Binomial nomenclature? Write briefly about its rules.

Q. Identify the ectoparasite from the following.

1. Hagfish
2. Stingray
3. Tuna
4. Frog

Q. What do you mean by Binomial nomenclature? Write briefly about its rules.

Q. Kartik and Bhanu were discussing about the binomial nomenclature. They found that in some cases like horse (Equus caballus) and donkey (Equus asinus) the first part of their scientific name are same.
Choose the correct statement based on the above discussion.

1. The horse differs from donkey in terms of genus.
2. The horse differs from donkey in terms of class.
3. The horse differs from donkey in terms of species.
4. The horse differs from donkey in terms of family.