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
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
As we go lower from kingdom to species, the number of common characters at each taxon:
1. Goes on decreasing
2. Goes on increasing
3. Remains same
4. There is no pattern to this
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
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)
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
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.
Identify the correct match:
a. Felis: canidae
b. Datura: Solanaceae
c. Petunia: Leguminoceae
d. Dogs: Felidae