The suffix-phyta indicates
(1) Family
(2) Order
(3) Class
(4) Division
Difficulty Level:
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
Difficulty Level:
Consider the following statements:
I. Higher the taxa, more are the characteristics that members whithin the taxon share.
II. Lower the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.
Of the two statements:
(1) I is true but II is false
(2) I is false but II is true
(3) Both I and II are true
(4) Both I and II are false
Difficulty Level:
The suffix that denotes the taxonomic category 'Family' in plants would be
(1) -ae
(2) -aceae
(3) -ales
(4) -nae
Difficulty Level:
As we go lower from kingdom to Species, the number of common characers at each taxa:
1. Goes on decreasing
2. Goes on increasing
3. Remains same
4. There is no pattern to this
Difficulty Level:
Which of the following taxonomic categories contains organisms least similar to one another?
1. Class
2. Genus
3. Family
4. Species
Difficulty Level:
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
Difficulty Level:
Match the following columns and select the correct option.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | Panthera tigris |
(i) | Mango |
| B. | Mangifera indica |
(ii) | Common Indian frog |
| C. | Musca domestica |
(iii) | Cockroach |
| D. | Periplaneta americana |
(iv) | Tiger |
| E. | Rana tigerina |
(v) | House fly |
(1) A - (ii), B - (v), C - (i), D - (iii), E - (iv)
(2) A - (iv), B - (i), C - (v), D - (iii), E - (ii)
(3) A - (ii), B - (v), C - (iii), D - (i), E - (iv)
(4) A - (iv), B - (i), C - (v), D - (ii), E - (iii)
Difficulty Level:
Select the correct sequence for Homo erectus.
(1) erectus → homo → primata → chordata → animalia
(2) Homo → erectus → primata → animalia → chordata
(3) Homo → erectus → primata → chordata → animalia
(4) erectus → homo → animalia → primata → chordata
Difficulty Level:
Families are characterised
a. On the basis of vegetative features
b. On the basis of reproductive features
c. Both a and b
d. On the basis of morphological features.
Difficulty Level:
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