Examples of Taxonomic Classification

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Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an animal.

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What Is the difference between species and genus?

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What is a Catalogue?

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Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?

1. House fly

2. Grasshopper

3. Cockroach

4. Fire fly

Q.

What does holotype mean?

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Which class do birds belong to?

1. Reptilia

2. Amphibia

3. Felis

4. Aves

Q.

Static concept of species was proposed by?

Q. Recognise the figure and find out the correct matching according to the global biodiversity of plants.

1. d-algae, e-fungi, c-lichens, f-mosses, b-angiosperms, a-ferns and allies
2. e-algae, d-fungi, c-lichens, f-mosses, b-angiosperms, a-ferns and allies
3. a-algae, b-fungi, c-lichens, d-mosses, e-angiosperms, f-ferns and allies
4. f-algae, b-fungi, d-lichens, a-mosses, e-angiosperms, c-ferns and allies

Q. Match the following and choose the correct option.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{A. Family}& \text{(i) tuberosum}\\ \text{B. Kingdom}& \text{(ii) Polymoniales}\\ \text{C. Order}& \text{(iii) Solanum}\\ \text{D. Species}& \text{(iv) Plantae}\\ \text{E. Genus}& \text{(v) Solanaceae}\end{array}$

1. i-E, ii-C, iii-B, iv-A, v-D
2. i-E, ii-D, iii-B, iv-A, v-C
3. i-D, ii-C, iii-E, iv-B, v-A
4. i-D, ii-E, iii-B, iv-A, v-c

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Which of these is the class that the domestic dog belongs to?

1. Mammalian

2. Canis

3. Chordate

4. Canidae

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The complete name of a plant in binomial system has

1. two epithets (words)

2. one epithet

3. five epithets

4. twelve epithets

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Hutchinson's system of classification was revised in

1. 1959

2. 1905

3. 1953

4. 1854

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A group of related genera is called __________.

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Which class has the largest number of animal, insects or fish?

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What is population?

Q. Scientific name Rattus rattus is an example of

1. binomial nomenclature
2. tautonyms
3. synonyms
4. (a) and (b) above.

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Are Biological names derived from the Latin language?

Q. Consider the following statements:

(i) Genus comprises a group of related species
(ii) Taxon represents a taxonomic group of any ranking
(iii) Family comprises a group of realted genera
(iv) Taxonomic category 'class' includes related phyla

Of the above statements:

1. i, and iv are correct
2. i, ii and iv are correct
3. ii and iv are correct
4. i, ii, iii are correct
5. i, iii and iv are correct

Q. Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Monkeys and Humans belong to the same

1. Species
2. Family
3. Genus
4. Order

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Human beings belong to the category ________ because they have a jawline.

1. Chordata

2. Mammalia

3. Gnathostomata

4. Agnathostomata

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Which of these is NOT the name of a phylum?

1. Annelida

2. Echinodermata

3. Arthropoda

4. Tetrapoda

Q. Assertion [A]: Lion and tiger belong to the same genus.
Reason [R]: Lion and tiger cannot interbreed to produce fertile offspring.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. A is true, R is false
3. Both A and R are false
4. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

Q.

Groups of similar genera are grouped together into a _______.

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Spiders and scorpions belong to the ______ class under phylum Arthropoda.

Q. Which of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular taxonomic category?

1. Tiger - tigris, species
2. Dog - Chordata, class
3. Humans - primata, family
4. Frog - amphibia, order

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Human beings give birth to babies and feed on their mother's milk. Therefore they belong to _______ category.

1. Gnathostomata

2. Mammalia

3. Theria

4. None of the above

Q. Which of the following taxa do humans share with other primates?

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

Q. Which one has a real existence?

1. Species
2. Class
3. Phylum
4. Genus

Q. Match the columns I and II, and choose the correct combination from the options given. Column I Column II

a.	Bacteriophage Lambda	i.	$5386$nucleotides
b.	Bacteriophage $ɸ\times 174$	ii.	$48502bp$
c.	$Escherichiacoli$	iii.	$4.6\times {10}^{6}bp$
d.	$Homosapiens$	iv.	$6.6\times {10}^{9}bp$

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

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The features, rounded head and facial muscles, put humans under ________ category.

1. Tetrapoda

2. Anthropoidea

3. Theria

4. Primates