Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
1. | Cockroach | 2. | House fly |
3. | Fire fly | 4. | Grasshopper |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
1. | Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus, Species |
2. | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
3. | Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Genus, Species |
4. | Kingdom, Order, Class, Phylum, Family, Genus, Species |
1. | Cyprinidae | 2. | Hominidae |
3. | Calliphoridae | 4. | Muscidae |
1. | X - Generic name, Y - Specific epithet, Z - Carolus Linnaeus |
2. | X - Specific epithet, Y - Generic name, Z - R.H. Whittaker |
3. | X - Specific epithet, Y - Generic name, Z - Carolus Linnaeus |
4. | X - Generic name, Y - Specific epithet, Z - R.H. Whittaker |
Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?
1. | Hand written scientific names should be underlined. |
2. | Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet. |
3. | Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicized. |
4. | Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters. |