The basic unit of classification is:
Genus
Species
Family
Order
Related Questions
This of the following taxonomist described classification of plant in ‘Families of flowering plants’?
John Hutchinson
George Bentham
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Armen Takhtajan
Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence.
Genus
Species
Phylum
Kingdom
Which is called ‘sexual system’ of classification?
Bentham and Hooker
Tippos
Linnaeus
Takhtajan
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.
The concept of genus was proposed by
John Ray
Tourne Fort
Hooker
Bessey
New systematics introduced by Sir Julian Huxley is also called as
Phonetics
Cladistics
Biosystematics
Numerical taxonomy
Which of the following is NOT a taxonomic category used in animal classification?
Phylum
Class
Order
Variety
New systematics introduced by Sir Julian Huxley is also called as
Phonetics
Cladistics
Biosystematics
Numerical taxonomy
Why hierarchiral taxonomic system is used?
As each higher taxonomic category contains it is below groups/categories
It is helpful to established classifications
All taxonomic categories reflect common habitats
Taxonomic group shows similar characters and have no evolutionary relationship
Ascending or descending arrangement of taxonomic categories is known as
Classification
Key
Taxonomy
Hierarchy
