Hierarchy of Classification

Q. The basic unit of classification is

1. genus
2. species
3. family
4. order

Q.

What is the highest taxonomic category?

Q.

Taxonomic hierarchy refers to

1. The stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of organisms

2. A group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals

3. A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on the taxonomy of a species or group

4. Classification of species based on fossil records

Q. Riccia is a ________.

1. bryophyte
2. tracheophyte
3. thallophyte
4. pteridophyte

Q. ___ forms the highest level of classification.

1. Phylum
2. Class
3. Kingdom
4. Order

Q. What are the two kingdoms of two-kingdom system of classification?

1. Plant kingdom and Animal kingdom.
2. Animalia and protista
3. Monera and animalia
4. Monera and protista

Q.

How do we know that two different individuals belong to the same species?

Q. Two organims can be said to belong to the same species if they

1. can interbreed among themselves.
2. have 90% similar genes.
3. have same number of chromosome.
4. look similar and possess same metabolism.

Q.

As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics ______.

1. decrease

2. increase

3. remain the same

4. may increase or decrease

Q. Match the following :

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \left(a\right)\text{Magnoliophyta}& \left(i\right)\text{Genus}\\ \left(b\right)\text{Primates}& \left(ii\right)\text{Order}\\ \left(c\right)\text{Anacardiaceae}& \left(iii\right)\text{Family}\\ \left(d\right)\text{Canis}& \left(iv\right)\text{Division}\end{array}$

1. a- i, b - iv, c - iii, d - ii
2. a- iv, b - ii, c - iii, d - i
3. a- iii, b - i, c - iv, d - ii
4. a- ii, b - iii, c - i, d - iv

Q. Refer to the image and select the option that correctly defines X and Y.

1. X - Basic unit of classification.
   Y - Collection of very similar species.
2. X - Group of orders which have some features in common.
   Y - Group of species which have some features in common.
3. X - Group of species which have some features in common.
   Y - Group of orders which have some features in common.​​​​​​
4. X - Group of phylum which have some features in common.
   Y - Group of family which have some features in common.

Q.

Which covers the largest number of organisms?

Q. What is the correct descending sequence of the hierarchy of classification?

Q. Cryptogams are flowerless and seedless plants.

1. True
2. False

Q. Arrange the hierarchy of classification in the descending order.

1. Class
2. Family
3. Kingdom
4. Phylum
5. Order

Q. Which class contains animals that are mostly ectoparasites?

1. Pisces
2. Aves
3. Cyclostomata
4. Amphibia

Q. Which of the following divisions fall under Cryptogams?

1. Angiosperm, Bryophyta and Thallophyta
2. Thallophyta, Gymnosperm and Pteriodphyta
3. Thallophyta, Bryophyta and Pteriodphyta
4. Gymnosperm, Pteridophyta and Angiosperms

Q. Riccia is a ________.

1. thallophyte
2. pteridophyte
3. tracheophyte
4. bryophyte

Q. Match the following divisions of plant kingdom to their respective examples.

1. Moss
2. Fern
3. Algae

Q. Which of the following divisions fall under Cryptogams?

1. Angiosperm, Bryophyta and Thallophyta
2. Gymnosperm, Pteridophyta and Angiosperms
3. Thallophyta, Gymnosperm and Pteriodphyta
4. Thallophyta, Bryophyta and Pteriodphyta

Q. _____ are known as the amphibians of the plant kingdom.

1. Gymnosperms
2. Pteridophytes
3. Bryophytes
4. Thallophytes

Q. Striking difference between a plant cell and an animal cell is due to the presence of_________

1. Centrosome
2. Plasma membrane
3. Cell wall
4. Chloroplast

Q.

Kingdom Plantae is divided into Cryptogamae and Phanerogamae based on the presence or absence of _____

1. stem
2. seeds
3. vascular bundles
4. roots

Q. Select the characteristics that belong to angiosperms from the following.

1. Vascularized
2. Flowering plants
3. Covered seeds
4. Vessels present
5. Monocots
6. Dicots
7. Thalloid
8. Naked seeds

Q. Platypus belongs to which of the following classes?

1. Amphibia
2. Mammalia
3. Aves
4. Reptilia

Q. Amongst the following organisms, which one cannot be studied under mycology?

1. 
   Agaricus
2. 
   Marsilea
3. 
   Rhizopus
4. 
   Aspergillus