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
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 1: Nomenclature | Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Select the correct combination of the statements (a-d) regarding taxonomic hierarchy

a. As we go higher from species to kingdom, the number of common characters goes on decreasing 

b. Lower the taxa, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share

c. Higher the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level

d. Kingdom Plantae comprises all plants from various phyla 

The correct statements are

1 Only c & d

2 a, b, c

3 b, c, d

4 Only a

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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In which one of the following options, the two given taxonomic categories are correctly matched with their organism?

 Taxonomic Categories                        Organism

1 Diptera and Felidae                               - Musca

2 Solanaceae and Polymoniales               - Datura

3 Canidae and Primate                             - Gibbon

4 Triticum and Sapindales                         - Wheat 

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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Select correct match with respect to column l and column ll

Column l                           Column ll

a. Division                        i) Primata

b. Class                           ii) Poaceae

c. Oder                           iii) Angiospermae

d. Family                        iV) Insecta

1 a(iii), b(iV), c(ii), d(i)

2 a(iii), b(iV), c(i), d(ii)

3 a(i), b(iV), c(ii), d(iii)

4 a(iV), b(iii), c(ii), d(i)

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Match the following and choose the correct option.

               Column I

                 Column II

A.  Family

1.       Tuberosum

B.  kingdom

2.      Polymoniales

C.  Order

3.      Solanum

D.  Species

4.      Plantae

E.   Genus

5.      Solanaceae


Codes

Options:  A   B   C   D   E 
1. 4 3 5 2 1
2. 5 4 2 1 3
3. 4 5 2 1 3
4. 5 3 2 1 4
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Consider the given two statements:

I: Higher the taxonomic category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.
II: All living organisms are linked to one another by sharing of the common genetic material, but to varying degrees.

 
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. I is incorrect but II is correct

Subtopic:  Taxonomic Categories |
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Assertion: Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organisms.
Reason: A multicellular organism grows by cell division.
 
1. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
2. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
3. Assertion is true but reason is false
4. Both assertion and reason are false
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Which of the following is a correct match between the biological name and the order of the organism?
1. Homo sapiens – Hominidae
2. Mangifera indica - Anacardiaceae
3. Triticum aestivum - Poaceae
4. Mangifera indica - Sapindales
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Match the following and choose the correct option: 
a. Family i. tuberosum
b. Kingdom ii. Polymoniales
c. Order iii. Solanum
d. Species iv. Plantae
e. Genus v. Solanaceae

Options 
1. i-d , ii-c , iii-e , iv-b , v-a
2. i-e , ii-d , iii-b , iv-a , v-c
3. i-d , ii-e , iii-b , iv-a , v-c
4.  i-e , ii-c , iii-b , iv-e , v-d
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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 exhibits a few similar characters 
(iii) Cat  and dog are included in the same family Felidae 
(iv) Bionomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Iinnaeus 
1. i, ii and iii 
2. ii, iii and iv 
3. i and iv 
4. ii and iii 
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