Question

Select the wrong statements.

(i) Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share.
(ii) Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibit a few similar characters.
(iii) Cats and dogs are included in the same family Felidae.
(iv) Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus.

• A. ii, iii and iv
• B. ii and iii
• C. i and iv
• D. i, ii, and iii

Answer 1

The correct option is B ii and iii

Statement ii: Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibit a few similar characters.

Elaboration: Order is a taxon which comprises a group of related family and not genera.
Hence statement ii is wrong.

Statement iii: Cats and dogs are included in the same family Felidae.

Elaboration: Cats are placed in Felidae while dogs are placed in the Canidae family. They are placed in two distinct families. Hence statement iii is wrong.