Statement I: | Taxonomists have been able to identify a vast majority of species present on Earth. |
Statement II: | The number of species that are known and described range between 1.7-1.8 million. |
Statement I: | Taxa can indicate categories at very different levels. |
Statement II: | Taxonomic groups/categories are not distinct biological entities but are merely morphological aggregates. |
1. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is also correct |
2. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct |
3. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is also incorrect |
4. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect |
Statement I: | Family is a higher category than Genus. |
Statement II: | Species within the same genus have a few characteristics in common but differ significantly in their genetic makeup. |
Statement III: | Organisms belonging to the same family would be more similar to each other than those in the same order. |
a. | Wheat belongs to the Order ‘Sapindales’. |
b. | Housefly belongs to the Order ‘Hymenoptera’. |
c. | Mango belongs to the Class ‘Monocotyledonae’. |
d. | Man belongs to the Family ‘Primata’. |
Which of the following taxonomic category is less common in characters as compared to the taxonomic category ‘Genus’?
1. | Species | 2. | Division |
3. | Class | 4. | Family |
I: | Lion, leopard and tiger belong to the same species |
II: | Lion, leopard, tiger and cats belong to same genus |
III: | Lion, leopard, tiger, cats and dogs belong to same family |
1. | Only III is correct | 2. | Only II is correct |
3. | Only I is incorrect | 4. | I, II and III are incorrect |