| Assertion(A): | Species is a genetically closed system. |
| Reason(R): | Because the reproductive isolation constitutes the most important boundary between different species |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false |
| Assertion (A): | Lower the taxa, more are the characteristics that the members within taxon share |
| Reason (R): | Higher the category, lesser is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are False |
| a. | Family | i. | tuberosum |
| b. | Kingdom | ii. | Polymoniales |
| c. | Order | iii. | Solanum |
| d. | Species | iv. | Plantae |
| e. | Genus | v. | Solanaceae |
Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II regarding taxonomic categories of humans and chose your answer from the codes given below:
| Column I | Column II |
| I. Family | 1. Primata |
| II. Order | 2. Hominidae |
| III. Class | 3. Chordata |
| IV. Phylum | 4. Mammalia |
Codes:
| I | II | III | IV | |
| 1. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 3. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| (i) | Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share |
| (ii) | Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibits a few similar characters |
| (iii) | Cat and dog are included in the same family Felidae |
| (iv) | Bionomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Iinnaeus |