Taxonomy is the science that deals with the classification of
plants
animals
microorganisms
living organisms
Correct Answer :
D. living organisms
Related Questions
According / to Whittaker, the five kingdoms into which all living beings are classified are
Monera, Protista, Metaphyta, Meta-zoa and Parazoa
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
Mpnera, Prokaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
The group amniota includes
birds and mammals
birds and reptiles
reptiles and mammals
reptiles, birds and mammals
Which of the following is homiother-mous ?
Lizard
Frog
Rabbit
Cuttlefish
Constant body temperature is found in
earthworm
snake
frog
cow
Duck bill platypus is
primitive burrowing egg laying mammal
advanced egg laying reptile
primitive egg laying reptile
primitive aquatic egg laying animal
According to Aristotle's classification, animals were divided into
Protozoa and Metazoa
Invertebrata and Vertebrata
Chordata and Non-chordata
Anaima and Enaima
Platyhelminthes are called
flat worms
roundworms
tapeworms
blind worms
Which one of the following sets of animals belongs to class cydostomata
Amphioxus and Balangolossus
Petromyzon and Myxine
Herdmania and Myxine
Herdmania and Amphioxus
In flat worms, annelids, mollusca and arthropods the mouth develops from blastopore, such animals should be called J
protostomes
deuterostomes
cyclostomes
blastostomes
Which of the following is the correct pairing of the classification groups and common example ?
Porifera - Sea fan
Crustacea - Cuttle fish
Platyhelminthes - Neries
Martigophora - Volvox
The term Thylum' in taxonomy was given by
John Ray
Carolus Linnaeus
G.L. Cuvier
All of these
Sea Stick refers to group
porifera
coelentrata
annelida
mollusca
Histological differentiation is absent in
Amoeba
Hydra
Earthworm
Cockroach
Heart pumps only impure blood in case of
shark
whale
frog
lizard
The centipede has
100 legs
50-100 legs
As many legs as body segments
As many pairs of legs as body segments
Tapeworm is placed in class
Cestoda
Trematoda
Sporozoa
Suctoria
The concept of homology can be applied to
gross structures of the body
physiological mechanisms
biochemical similarities
all of these
Which of the following is not a correct taxonomic match ?
Platyhelminthessolenocytes
Molluscametamerism
Mammaliadiaphragm
Chordatadorsal tubular nerve cord
Which of the following is not a part of true body cavity ?
Pleural cavity
Pericardial cavity
Peritoneal cavity
The cavity inside the stomach and intestine
Aphrodite, commonly called as sea mouse is a/an
annelide
fish
mollusc
arthropod
Which one of the following is a matching set in animal classification based on correct sequence of phylum ?
Liver fluke, tapeworm, roundworm, guinea worm
Oyster, ship-worm, octopus, cuttle fish
Prawn, neries, crab, millipede
Sea urchin, sea fan, sea lily, sea pen
The taxonomic unit of any rank/category is known as
species
taxon
taxis
genus
In title classification of animals a 'family' name is formed by adding
idae as a suffix to the name of the type genus
inae as a suffix
ceae as a suffix
oidea as a suffix
Animals belonging to order Rodentia have
long incisors
long canines
short canines
short incisors
A reptile with a four-chambered heart is
python
chameleon
turtle
crocodile
The larval forms called bladder worms are characteristic of
intestinal parasites
earthworms
roundworms
tapeworms
Which one of the following sets has all hermophrodite animals ?
Ascaris, Hydra, Earthworm
Leech, Hydra, Tapeworm
Hydra, Man, Leech
Tapeworm, Toad, Starfish
Which one of the following is found in chordates but not in non-chordates
Gills
Spiracles
Post anal tail
Chitious skeleton
Echis carinata is known as
coral snake
brain coral
tree snake
none of these
Tube feet are the locomotory organs found in
Protozoans
Arthropods
Echinodermata
Molluscs