(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 |
a. | Family | i. | tuberosum |
b. | Kingdom | ii. | Polymoniales |
c. | Order | iii. | Solanum |
d. | Species | iv. | Plantae |
e. | Genus | v. | Solanaceae |
Assertion (A): | Characterisation, identification, classification and nomenclature are the processes that are basic to taxonomy. |
Reason (R): | The structural, developmental and ecological information of an organism is important for taxonomic studies. |
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. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
Assertion (A): | The earliest classifications were based on the ‘uses’ of various organisms. |
Reason (R): | In early days, human beings needed to find sources for their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. |
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. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |