Biological Classification
Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels?
What different criteria would you choose to classify people that you meet often?
We can classify people on the basis of their education, profession, hobbies, native place, gender, etc. This is a generalised criteria which when applied to organisms with scientific names needs to meet the criteria of their phyla, order, genus, nature of feeding, etc.
Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels?
Identify the correct sequence of taxonomical categories? (a) Species - Order - Phylum - Kingdom (b) Genus - Species - Order - Kingdom (c) Species - Genus - Order- Phylum
How would you choose between two characteristic to be used for developing a hierarchy in classification?
Which term can be used for any taxonomic rank?
Two organisms are present in the same class but not in the same family. They may belong to same.
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of various taxonomic categories?
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
As we go from species to kingdom in a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characteristics.
Match the following and choose the correct option. A. Family i. Tuberosum B. Kingdom ii. Polymoniales C. Order iii. Solanum D. Species iv. Plantae E. Genus v. Solanaceae
_______ has smallest number of organisms with maximum number of similar characters.