Question

P: The taxonomic hierarchy for Brassica campestris can be written as.
Plantae $\to$ Phanerogamae $\to$ Angiospermae $\to$ Dicotyledonae $\to$ Parietales $\to$ Brassicaceae $\to$ Brassica $\to$ campestris.
Q: Tautonym is the taxonomic designation used for certain plants having trinomial nomenclature.
R: A character present in an ancestral species and shares exclusively by its evolutionary descendants is referred to as synapomorphy.
S: Family Fabaceae is divided into three sub-families, i.e., Leguminosae, Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae.
Which of the following combinations of given statements is correct?

• A. P and Q
• B. P and R
• C. R and S
• D. P, R and S

Answer 1

The correct option is B P and R

Tautonym is the taxonomic designation used for certain animals assigned with same generic name and specific name. E.g. Rattus rattus (rat), Catla catla (catla), etc. Family Leguminosae is divided into three sub-families, i.e., Papilionacea ($=$Fabaceae), Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae.