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Q. No.Which arrangement is in correct ascending order?
1.
Species < genus < order < family
2.
Genus < species < family < order
3.
Order < family < genus < species
4.
Species < genus < family < order
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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AIPMT - 1999
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Biosystematics aims at:
| 1. | The classification of organisms based on broad morphological characters |
| 2. | Delimiting various taxa of organisms and establishing their relationships |
| 3. | The classification of organisms based on their evolutionary history and establishing their phylogeny on the totality of various parameters from all fields of studies |
| 4. | Identification and arrangement of organisms on the basis of cytological characteristics |
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
81%
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AIPMT - 2003
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Species are considered:
| 1. | Real basic units of classification |
| 2. | The lowest units of classification |
| 3. | The artificial concept of the human mind which cannot be defined in absolute terms |
| 4. | Real units of classification devised by taxonomists |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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AIPMT - 2003
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Which of the following taxonomic category is less general in characters as compared to the taxonomic category ‘Genus’?
| 1. | Species | 2. | Division |
| 3. | Class | 4. | Family |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
63%
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AIPMT - 2001
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Practical purpose of taxonomy or classification is to:
1. facilitate the identification of unknown species
2. explain the origin of organisms
3. know the evolutionary history
4. identify medicinal plants
Subtopic: Systematics & Type study |
75%
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AIPMT - 1999
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Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
| 1. | Cockroach | 2. | House fly |
| 3. | Fire fly | 4. | Grasshopper |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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NEET - 2021
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Which one of the following aspects is an exclusive characteristic of living things?
| 1. | Increase in mass by the accumulation of material both on the surface as well as internally |
| 2. | Isolated metabolic reactions occurring in vitro |
| 3. | Increase in mass from outside only |
| 4. | Perception of events happening in the environment and their memory |
Subtopic: Metabolism and Consciousness as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Two organisms belonging to the same order may not belong to the same:
| 1. | Class | 2. | Phylum |
| 3. | Family | 4. | Kingdom |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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Which of the following, though a characteristic, cannot be a defining property of living organisms?
I. Growth
II. Reproduction
III. Cellular organization with metabolism
IV. Consciousness
1. I and II
2. I and III
3. III and IV
4. II and IV
I. Growth
II. Reproduction
III. Cellular organization with metabolism
IV. Consciousness
1. I and II
2. I and III
3. III and IV
4. II and IV
Subtopic: Introduction & Growth as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) | Reproduction as Criterion for Being Living (OLD NCERT) |
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Monkey, gorilla, gibbon, tiger, cat and dog do not belong to the same:
| 1. | Phylum | 2. | Order |
| 3. | Class | 4. | Kingdom |
Subtopic: Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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