Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species.
(ii) Taxon represents a taxonomic group of individual organisms.
(iii) Family comprises a group of related genera.
(iv) Taxonomic category class includes related orders.
(i), (ii), and (iv)
(ii) and (iv)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
Correct Answer :
C. (i), (iii) and (iv)
The term taxon is used to refer to any rank or level or category of the classification.
Related Questions
Each category of taxonomic hierarchy refers to as a unit of ______.
systematic
identification
nomenclature
classification
Which of the following is less general in characters as compared to genus?
Species
Division
Class
Family
Which of the following characters given below displays the description of lowest taxonomic category of the organisms of plant and animal kingdom?
It includes one or more than one order.
It is a group containing one or more families.
It is a group of related individuals that resemble one another.
It is a group of organisms that are closely related and share similar characteristics.
The sum total of all the chemical reactions occurring in our body is known as
metabolism
growth
regeneration
reproduction
Which one of the following is not a correct statement?
Botanical gardens have collection of living plants for reference.
A museum has collection of photographs of plants and animals.
Key is a taxonomic aid for identification of specimens.
Herbarium is a store house that contains dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens.
Which of the following shows the correct example of taxonomic category - Genus?
Potato, tomato and brinjal belong to Solanum.
Monkey, gorilla and gibbon placed in Mammalia.
Solanum, Petunia, and Datura placed in Solanacea.
Mangifera indica, Solanum tuberosum, and Panthera leo.
Herbarium is a
garden where medicinal plants are grown.
garden where herbaceous plants are grown.
dry garden.
chemical to kill plants.
Which one of the following taxonomical aid is used for identification of plants and animals based on similarities and dissimilarities?
Flora
Keys
Monographs
Catalogues
Couplet represents the choice made between two opposite options which results in
rejection of both the option.
acceptance of both the option.
either acceptance or rejection of both the option.
acceptance of only one and rejection of the other.
Which of the following statements (i - vi) are correct ?
(i) Growth cannot be taken as a defining property of living organism.
(ii) Dead organism does not grow.
(iii) Reproduction cannot be an all inclusive defining characteristic of living organisms.
(iv) No non-living object is capable of replicating itself.
(v) Metabolism in a test tube is non-living.
(vi) Metabolism is a defining feature of all living organisms.
(i) and (iii)
All except (v)
All except (iii)
All of these
If an organism is in the same class but not in the same family then it may belong to same
genus
species
variety
order
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct for Metabolsim ?
It is the sum total of all physical reactions taking place inside a living system.
All plants, animals, fungi and microbes exhibit metabolism.
Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro are not living but are living reactions.
All of the above
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?
(i) Classification is the providing of standardize names to the organisms such that a particular organism known by the same all over the world.
(ii) Taxonomy is the correct description of an organism and to recognition in its scientific name.
(iii) The system of naming with two components (binomial nomenclature) is proposed by Carolus Linneaus.
(iv) Zoological names are based on International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).
Only (i)
Both (iii) and (iv)
Only (iv)
All of these
Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Genus comprises a group of related species.
(ii) Taxon represents a taxonomic group of individual organisms.
(iii) Family comprises a group of related genera.
(iv) Taxonomic category class includes related orders.
(i), (ii), and (iv)
(ii) and (iv)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
Taxonomic hierarchy refers to
step-wise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals.
a group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals.
a list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group.
classification of a species based on fossil record.
The order generally ends with
ales
aceae
eae
none of these
X being a higher category is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few Y characters. The Z characters are less in a number as compared to different genera included in a family. Identify X, Y, and Z.
X - Order; Y - Similar; Z - Similar
X - Genus; Y - Similar; Z - Different
X - Species; Y - Different; Z - Similar
X - Class; Y - Different; Z - Different
Two plants can be conclusively said to belong to the same species if they
have same number of chromosomes.
can reproduce freely with each other and form seeds.
have more than 90 per cent similar genes.
look similar and possess identical secondary metabolites.
Cell division occurs _______ in plants and _______ in animals.
continuously, only upto a certain age
only upto a certain age, continuously
continuously, never
once, twice
Study the following statements and select the correct description of botanical garden.
(i) Plant species are grown for identification purposes.
(ii) Labeling of each plant consists of its botanical name/ scientific name and its family.
(iii) Specimens are preserved in the jars and containers.
(iv) It is a type of store house which contains dried, pressed and preserved plant specimens on sheet.
(v) Plant specimen contains a labeling of information about date and place of collection.
(i) and (ii) only
(i), (ii) and (iii) only
(ii) and (iv) only
All the five statements.
Statement 1 : The species is reproductively isolated natural population.
Statement 2 : Prokaryotes cannot be kept under different species on the basis of reproductive isolation.
Statement-1 and Statement-2 are True and statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1
Statement -1 and statement -2 are True and statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1
Statement-1 is true and statement-2 is false
Both the statements are false.
Match the common name given in column I with their taxonomic category family given in column II and choose the correct combination from the options given below.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| (Common Name) | (Taxonomic categoryFamily) |
| A. Man | I. Poaceae |
| B. Datura | II. Anacardiaceae |
| C. Mango | III. Solanaceae |
| D. Wheat | IV. Hominidae |
A IV, B III, C II, D I
A IV, B III, C I, D II
A I, B II, C III, D IV
A I, B III, C II, D IV
Binomial nomenclature means
one name given by two scientists.
one scientific name consisting of a generic and specific epithet.
two names, one latinized, other of a person.
two names of same plant.
Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category ?
Tiger Tigris, the species
Cuttle fish Mollusca, a class
Humans Primata, the family
Housefly Musca, an order
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.
Organisms placed in the same genus are least closely related.
Moving from species to kingdom, more different species are included in each higher category.
Species that are in the same genus share very specific characteristics.
Which of the following taxonomical aids is being described by the given statements (i-iv) ?
(i) They generally established in educational institutes.
(ii) They have collections of preserved plant and animal specimens for study and reference.
(iii) Insects are preserved in boxes after collecting, killing and pinning.
(iv) They often have collections of skeletons of animals too.
Herbarium
Museum
Zoological parks
Botanical gardens
Each statement in the key is called _______.
lead
catalogues
manuals
monographs
The fungi, the filamentous algae, the protonema of mosses, all easily multiply by _____.
budding
fission
regeneration
fragmentation
Match column I with column II and choose the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II |
|---|---|
| A. Family | I. tuberosum |
| B. Kingdom | II. Polymoniales |
| C. Order | III. Solanum |
| D. Species | IV. Plantae |
| E. Genus | V. Solanaceae |
A IV; B III; C V; D II; E I
A V; B IV; C II; D I; E III
A IV; B V; C II; D I; E III
A V; B III; C II; D I; E IV
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Only living organisms grow.
Plants grow only up to a certain age.
The growth in living organisms is from inside.
All of the above