Taxonomic Hierarchy
Trending Questions
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
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
In scientific names, only the _____ is capitalised.
family
species
class
genus
The system of scientific naming was first introduced by_______.
Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Whittaker
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Hooke
Interbreeding of two members of the same ______ produce fertile offsprings.
Family
Order
Class
Species
Who is the father of modern taxonomy?
Robert Whittaker
Carl Woese
None of these
Ernst Haeckel
If two organisms belong to the same order, they would also belong to the same _____ and ______.
phylum
family
class
species
All the phyla together constitute the
Family
Order
Kingdom
Genus
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
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.