A taxonomist is studying a newly discovered organism. They find it to be eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, with chitinous cell walls and exhibiting absorptive nutrition. Based solely on these characteristics, to which of the following taxonomic groups could the organism most precisely be assigned?
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Domain Eukarya
Class Ascomycetes
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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 primary goal of in-situ conservation is to:
Create artificial environments for species preservation
Store genetic material for future use
Protect and maintain ecosystems and natural habitats
Breed endangered species in captivity
Which one of the following animals is correctly matched with its particular named taxonomic category?
Cuttlefish – Mollusca, a class
Humans – Primata, the family
Housefly – Musca, an order
Tiger – tigris, the species
Select the incorrect match w.r.t taxonomic categories of mango.
Family – Anacardiaceae
Order - Dicotyledonae
Division – Angiospermae
Genus – Mangifera
Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
Cations are named first, followed by anions.
The oxidation state of a metal is indicated by a Roman numeral in parentheses when necessary.
Numerical prefixes are used to denote the number of atoms of each element in a molecular compound.
The suffix '-ide' is always used for the second element in a binary compound.
Which of the following is NOT an example of in-situ conservation?
Botanical garden
Biosphere reserve
National park
Wildlife sanctuary
Polyphyletic groups are problematic in taxonomy because they:
Include all descendants of a common ancestor.
Include the most recent common ancestor and all its descendants.
Do not include the most recent common ancestor of all members.
Represent a single evolutionary lineage.
Solanum and Panthera are
Genus and species
Genus and genus
Species and species
Only species
Which of the following taxonomic categories represents the highest level of diversity?
Phylum
Class
Kingdom
Order
Statement 1: There are seven obligate categories in hierarchy of taxonomyStatement 2: Other categories of similar type can be called as intermediate categories
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1
Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False
Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True
