Why hierarchiral taxonomic system is used?
As each higher taxonomic category contains it is below groups/categories
It is helpful to established classifications
All taxonomic categories reflect common habitats
Taxonomic group shows similar characters and have no evolutionary relationship
Related Questions
Which of the following classification is based in some morphological characters?
Natural
Phylogenetic
Artificial
Chemotaxonomic
A taxon is a
Group of related families
Group of related species
Type of living organism
Taxonomic group of any ranking
Which of the following is correctly sequenced?
Phylum, class, order, family
Phylum, order, class, genus
Phylum, class, family, order
Phylum, order, family, class
Arrange the following in the ascending order of Linnaean hierarchy.
Kingdom-Order-Species-Genus-Class-Family-Phylum
Kingdom-Family-Genus-Species-Class-Phylum-Order
Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
Species-Genus-Family-Order-Class-Phylum-Kingdom
The taxonomic unit phylum in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchical level in classification of plants
class
order
division
family
Select the incorrect match w.r.t taxonomic categories of mango.
Family – Anacardiaceae
Order - Dicotyledonae
Division – Angiospermae
Genus – Mangifera
A genus with a single species is called
Typical
Polytype
Monotype
Syntype
Five kingdom scheme to classify living being was given by
J B S Haldane
G G Simpson
E Mayr
R H Whittaker
A group of inbreeding plant or animals is
Order
Species
Family
Genus
Family placed between
Genus and species
Order and class
Class and genus
Order and genus
