1. Cuttlefish – Mollusca, a class
2. Humans – Primate, the family
3. Housefly – Musca, an order
4. Tiger – Tigris, the species
Select the correct sequence of taxonomic categories
of Mango in ascending order
1. Mangifera Anacardiaceae Dicotyledonae
Sapindales Angiospermae.
2. Mangifera Anacardiaceae Sapindales
Dicotyledonae Angiospermae.
3. Angiospermae Dicotyledonae Sapindales
Anacardiaceae Mangifera.
4. Angiospermae Sapindales Anacardiaceae
Dicotyledonae Mangifera.
What do A, B and C represent in the given scientific name respectively?
Mangifera Indica Linn
C B A
1. Generic name, specific name and author's name
2. Specific name, generic name and author's name
3. Author's name, specific name and generic name
4. Generic name, author's name and specific name
Which of the following statements about classification is not true?
I. Members of a family are less similar than members of an included genus.
II. An order has more members than the number of members in an included genus.
III. Families have more members than phyla.
IV. The number of species in a taxon depends on their relative degree of similarity.
1. Only III
2. Only IV
3. Only II
4. Only I
Which of the following is against the rules of ICBN?
1. | Hand written scientific names should be underlined. |
2. | Every species should have a generic name and a specific epithet. |
3. | Scientific names are in Latin and should be italicized. |
4. | Generic and specific names should be written starting with small letters. |
The family of Mangifera indica is
a. Anacardiaceae | b. Sapindales |
c. Poals | d. Muscidae |
Higher the category……. is the …...of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.
a. Lesser, difficulty
b. Greater, difficulty
c. More, ease
d. Lesser, ways
Order…….. and primate comes under class…….
a. Carnivora, mammalia
b. Diptera, Reptilia
c. Poals, Reptilia
d. Diptera, mammalia
Felidae and canidae are included in the order-
a. Carnivora
b. Primata
c. Diptera
d. Poals
Polymoniales have families like Solanaceae and convolvulaceae mainly based on the ------------.
a. Floral characters
b. Aestivation
c. Leaf shape.
d. Root system