The basic unit of classification is
Species
Genus
Family
Phylum
Related Questions
Which of the following is a category?
Division
Phylum
Viruses
Both (a) and (b)
Who has proposed five kingdom system of classification?
RH Whittaker
Simpson
Haldane
Bentham and Hooker
A group of inbreeding plant or animals is
Order
Species
Family
Genus
Select the wrong statements.
(I) Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics that the member within the taxon share.
(II) Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibit a few similar characters.
(III) Cat and dog are included in the same family-Felidae.
(Iv) Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus.
I and II
II and III
III
II and IV
A taxon is a
Group of related families
Group of related species
Type of living organism
Taxonomic group of any ranking
Which one of the following taxonomic categories can categorized rest all others
Family
Genus
Class
order
Felis belons to class
Mammalia
Reptilia
Aves
Insecta
Which of the following classification is based in some morphological characters?
Natural
Phylogenetic
Artificial
Chemotaxonomic
Taxonomic hierarchy refers to
Stepwise 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
Arrange the following taxonomic categories in ascending order: Family, Order, Genus, Species.
Species, Genus, Family, Order
Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Family, Genus, Order
Genus, Species, Family, Order
