Consider the hierarchical categories: Family, Order, Genus, and Species. Which represents the most inclusive category followed by the most exclusive in the correct order?
Genus, Family
Family, Species
Order, Species
Species, Order
Related Questions
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
This of the following taxonomist described classification of plant in ‘Families of flowering plants’?
John Hutchinson
George Bentham
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Carolus Linnaeus
Among the following, which represents an ex-situ conservation strategy for endangered plant species?
National park
Wildlife sanctuary
Sacred grove
Seed bank
Distinction of prokaryota and eukaryote is based on
Cell organelles only
Chromosome only
Nucleus only
All of these
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
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 one is the correct hierarchical order in Taxonomy?
Kingdom>phylum/division>class>order>family>genus
Kingdom>phylum/division>class>order>genus>species.
Kingdom>phylum/division>class>order>family>genus>species.
phylum/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
Select the correctly written scientific name of Mango which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus
Mangifera indica Car.Linn.
Mangifera indica Linn.
Mangifera indica
Mangifera Indica
Which one among the following is accurately arranged in descending specificity
Species → Family → Class → Order → Division
Species → Genus → Division → Class → Kingdom
Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class
Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species
