Q. No.The scientific term for biological classification categories is the:
(1) Species
(2) Taxon
(3) Phylum
(4) Domain
Which of the following taxonomic categories are correctly matched to their standard termination of names with respect to biological classification of plants?
| I | Division: | - phyta |
| II | Class: | - opsida |
| III | Order: | - ales |
| IV | Family: | - idae |
1. I, II, IV
2. I, II, III
3. II, III, IV
4. I, II, III, IV
Which of the following taxonomic categories contains organisms least similar to one another?
1. Class
2. Genus
3. Family
4. Species
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 |
Match column I with column II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Family | 1. | Diptera |
| B. | Order | 2. | Arthropoda |
| C. | Class | 3. | Muscidae |
| D. | Phylum | 4. | Insecta |
Codes:
A B C D
(1) 3 1 4 2
(2) 3 2 4 1
(3) 4 3 2 1
(4) 4 2 1 3
ICBN stands for:
(1) Indian Congress of Biological Names
(2) International Code for Botanical Nomenclature
(3) International Congress of Biological Names
(4) Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature
Identify the incorrect statement:
| 1. | Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. They are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin. |
| 2. | The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet. |
| 3. | Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their vernacular origin. |
| 4. | The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter. |
Which of the following is the correct scientific name of wheat derived by binominal nomenclature?
(1) Triticum Vulgare
(2) Triticum aestivum
(3) Oryza sativa
(4) Zea mays
Taxonomic hierarchy refers to
(1) step-wise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals
(2) a group of senior taxonomists, who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
(3) a list of botanists or zoologists, who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group
(4) classification of a species based on fossil record
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