If two living animals belong to the same phylum, they must belong to the same:
1. | Class | 2. | Genus |
3. | Kingdom | 4. | Family |
Which taxonomic category is not correctly matched with name regarding the classification of the housefly?
1. | Phylum: Arthropoda | 2. | Class: Diptera |
3. | Family: Muscidae | 4. | Genus: Musca |
Sometimes the terms such as biological classification, taxonomy and systematics are used as synonyms. However, if we define them separately, which of the following would be acceptable?
I: | Classification is the ordering of organisms into groups |
II: | Taxonomy is the study of principles and procedures of classification |
III: | Systematics is the study of organisms and their diversities and the evolutionary relationships among them |
1. | Only I and II | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only II and III | 4. | I, II and III |
In the taxonomic hierarchy, for Prunus persica [peach]:
I: | Genus will be a taxon and Prunus will be a category |
II: | Species will be a taxon and persica will be a category |
1. Both I and II are correct
2. Only I is correct
3. Only II is correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Consider the following statements:
I: | Lion, leopard and tiger belong to same genus. |
II: | Lion, leopard, tiger and cats belong to same family. |
III: | Lion, leopard, tiger, cats and dogs belong to same order. |
This implies that:
1. | Cats and dogs are more closely related to each other than cats and leopards |
2. | Lions share maximum characteristics with dogs |
3. | Lion, leopard and tiger are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring |
4. | Lion, leopard, tiger, cats and dogs may belong to the same class in taxonomic hierarchy |
The main difference between taxonomy and systematics is that:
1. | Taxonomy is involved in the naming and classification of organisms while systematics is involved in determining evolutionary relationships between organisms |
2. | Systematics is involved in the naming and classification of organisms while taxonomy is involved in determining evolutionary relationships between organisms |
3. | Taxonomy is not a true science and has largely been replaced with systematics |
4. | Systematics can be considered as a part of taxonomy |
The scientific term for biological classification categories is:
1. Species | 2. Taxon |
3. Phylum | 4. Domain |
Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and choose your answer from the codes given below:
COLUMN I | COLUMN II |
Taxonomical aid | Feature |
I. Flora | a. Useful in providing information for identification of names of species found in an area |
II. Manuals | b. Contains the actual account of habitat and distribution of plants of a given area. |
III. Monographs | c. Contain information on any one taxon |
Codes:
I | II | III | |
1. | a | b | c |
2. | c | b | a |
3. | b | a | c |
4. | b | c | a |
Both cats and dogs belong to same:
1. | species | 2. | genus |
3. | family | 4. | order |
Humans belong to the Order:
1. | Hominidae | 2. | Primata |
3. | Mammalia | 4. | Vertebrata |