Which taxonomic category is not correctly matched with name regarding the classification of the housefly?
1. | Phylum: Arthropoda | 2. | Class: Diptera |
3. | Family: Muscidae | 4. | Genus: Musca |
Humans belong to the Order:
1. | Hominidae | 2. | Primata |
3. | Mammalia | 4. | Vertebrata |
1. | 0 | 2. | 1 |
3. | 2 | 4. | 3 |
Which of the following ‘suffixes’ used for units of classification in plants indicates a taxonomic category of ‘family’.
1. | - Ales | 2. | - Onae |
3. | - Aceae | 4. | - Ae |
The process of classification of living organisms into different taxa is called as:
1. Identification | 2. Nomenclature |
3. Taxonomy | 4. Characterization |
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 |
As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics:
1. | Will decrease | 2. | Will increase |
3. | Will remain same | 4. | May increase or decrease |
Identify the correct chronological order of the taxonomic hierarchy from lowest to highest:
1. Family – Order – Class – Phylum
2. Family – Class – Order – Phylum
3. Order – Family – Class – Phylum
4. Order – Class – Phylum – Family
Column I | Column II | ||
A. | Family | (i) | Diptera |
B. | Order | (ii) | Arthropoda |
C. | Class | (iii) | Muscidae |
D. | Phylum | (iv) | Insecta |
1. A-(iii) B-(i) C-(iv) D-(ii)
2. A-(iii) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(i)
3. A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(ii) D-(i)
4. A-(iv) B-(ii) C-(i) D-(iii)
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 |