Taxonomic Hierarchy

Q.

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

1. Felidae catus

2. house cat

3. Felis carnivore

4. Felis catus

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.

In scientific names, only the _____ is capitalised.

1. family

2. species

3. class

4. genus

Q.

The system of scientific naming was first introduced by_______.

1. Carolus Linnaeus

2. Robert Whittaker

3. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

4. Robert Hooke

Q.

Interbreeding of two members of the same ______ produce fertile offsprings.

1. Family

2. Order

3. Class

4. Species

Q.

Who is the father of modern taxonomy?

1. Robert Whittaker

2. Carl Woese

3. None of these

4. Ernst Haeckel

Q.

If two organisms belong to the same order, they would also belong to the same _____ and ______.

1. phylum

2. family

3. class

4. species

Q.

All the phyla together constitute the

1. Family

2. Order

3. Kingdom

4. Genus

Q.

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

1. Organisms of similar species constitute the genus

2. Organisms of various orders constitute a phyla

3. Organisms of various phyla constitute a kingdom

4. Organisms of similar genus constitute the family

Q.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are NOT true for the taxonomic rank of the species?

1. Organisms within a species cannot interbreed.

2. Species is the highest taxonomic rank.

3. Organisms of a species share maximum similarities.

4. Organisms of different species constitute a genus.