Taxonomic Hierarchy
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Who is the father of modern taxonomy?
Ernst Haeckel
Robert Whittaker
Carl Linnaeus
John Ray
If two organisms belong to the same order, they would also belong to the same _____ and ______.
phylum
family
class
species
Taxon is
Unit of classification
Species
The highest rank in classification
A group of related families
Which of the following represents the correct descending sequence of taxonomic categories?
- Species, Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus
- Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Division, Kingdom
- Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- Kingdom, Division, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
Who introduced the system of scientific nomenclature of organisms?
Robert Whittaker
Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Hooke
Ernst Haeckel
What is the scientific name of an organism that has the following classification?
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Mammalia
Order - Carnivora
Family - Felidae
Genus - Felis
Species - catus
Felidae catus
house cat
Felis carnivore
Felis catus
In scientific names, only the _____ is capitalised.
family
species
class
genus
Which of the following taxonomic rank has the greatest diversity of organisms?
Class
Genus
Species
Kingdom
The system of scientific naming was first introduced by_______.
Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Whittaker
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
- Felis Domesticus
- Felis domesticus
- Felis domesticus
- Felis domesticus
Each genus is divided into _____.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT true for the taxonomic rank of the species?
Organisms within a species cannot interbreed.
Species is the highest taxonomic rank.
Organisms of a species share maximum similarities.
Organisms of different species constitute a genus.
All the phyla together constitute the
Family
Order
Kingdom
Genus
- Aristotle
- Carolus Linnaeus
- John Ray
- Theophrastus
Which of the following characteristics describe species?
- Family and Species
- Order and Family
- Genus and Species
- Genus and Family
Which of the following is correctly matched?
Genus - leo
Species - Canis
Genus - tigris
Species - Panthera
Genus - Canis
Species - familiaris
Genus - leo
Species - Panthera
- Species → Genus → Family → Class → Order → Phylum → Kingdom
- Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species
- Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class → Phylum → Kingdom
- Kingdom → Phylum → Family → Order → Class → Genus → Species
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
Organisms of similar species constitute the genus
Organisms of various orders constitute a phyla
Organisms of various phyla constitute a kingdom
Organisms of similar genus constitute the family
As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics ______.
decrease
increase
remain the same
may increase or decrease
Who is the father of modern taxonomy?
Robert Whittaker
Carl Woese
None of these
Ernst Haeckel
- Homothallic species
- Heterosporous species
- Heterothallic species
- Homosporous species
How are animals classified ?
Interbreeding of two members of the same ______ produce fertile offsprings.
Family
Order
Class
Species
As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics ______.
- They are interbreeding
- They live in same niche
- They live in different niche
- They live in different habitat