Who is regarded as Father of Taxonomy?
Hooker
Linnaeus
Aristotle
De Candolle
Related Questions
Which of the following is the correct hierarchical sequence of taxonomic categories?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species, Domain
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Family, Order, Genus, Species
Which taxonomic category is immediately below 'Class' in the hierarchical classification?
Family
Genus
Order
Phylum
Which of the following taxonomic categories represents the highest level of diversity?
Phylum
Class
Kingdom
Order
Which statement correctly explains the relationship between taxonomic categories and phylogenetic classification?
Taxonomic categories are arbitrary and have no relationship to phylogeny.
Taxonomic categories always perfectly match the branching patterns of phylogenetic trees.
Taxonomic categories ideally reflect evolutionary relationships revealed through phylogenetic analysis.
Phylogenetic analysis is used to create taxonomic categories, but they don't necessarily reflect evolutionary relationships.
Select true statement from the following and choose the right answer from the option given below
I) Human’s scientific name is Homo sapiens
II) Systema naturae is written by John Ray
III) Highest taxonomic categories is division
IV) Taxonomic group of any rank is taxon
V) A group of closely related species of organism represent genus
VI. The term ‘systematic’ was coined by de Candolle
II, III, IV and VI
I, III, V and VI
I, IV and V
II, III and VI
Choose the correct sequence in the hierarchy of taxonomic categories in descending order.
Species-genus-family-order-class-division
Division-order-class-family-genus-species
Division-class-family-order-genus-species
Division-class-order-family-genus-species
Taxonomic hierarchy refer to
A group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
Stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals
A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group
Classification of species based on fossil record
Which taxonomic category is just above the level of Family?
Genus
Class
Order
Phylum
The taxonomic category which comes just after species in ascending order of taxonomic hierarchy is
Family
Genus
Order
Division
In a taxonomic hierarchy, family is interprepated between
Kingdom and class
Class and order
Order and genus
Class and genus
