Ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is known as
Classification
Key
Taxonomy
Hierarchy
Related Questions
Which one of the following taxonomic categories can categorized rest all others
Family
Genus
Class
order
Father of botany is
Aristotle
Robert Hooke
Darwin
Theophrastus
Which of these represents the correct hierarchical sequence (from broader to narrower)?
Order, Class, Phylum
Class, Phylum, Order
Phylum, Class, Order
Order, Phylum, Class
Which of the following is a merit in the Bentham and Hooker’s system of classification?
The position of gymnosperms in between dicots and monocots
Closely related families are placed apart
The placement of family-Asteraceae in the beginning of Gamopetalae
The placement of order-Ranals in the beginning
Classification based on chromosome number is
Cytotaxonomy
Numerical taxonomy
Karyotaxonomy
Biochemistry
Which series ends with the cohort umbellales in Bentham and Hooker’s system of classification?
Thalamiflorae
Disciflorae
Heteromerae
Calyciflorae
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, II and III
II, III and IV
I and IV
II and III
Felis belons to class
Mammalia
Reptilia
Aves
Insecta
Which one is species?
Cannis
Pisum
Leo
Carnivora
Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence.
Genus
Species
Phylum
Kingdom
