Concept of Species and Taxonomic Hierarchy
Concept of Species and Taxonomic Hierarchy: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Taxonomic Category, Taxon, Phylum According to Systematic Hierarchy & Kingdom According to Systematic Hierarchy etc.
Important Questions on Concept of Species and Taxonomic Hierarchy
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Instead of 'Division', the category used in animal classification is ________.

Assertion Species is an evolutionary unit.
Reason (R): Individuals of a species have a similar structure and functional characteristics.

Assertion Species is a breeding unit.
Reason A species is reproductively isolated from the individuals of the other species.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding Mangifera indica, Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion)?

Animals are classified into hierarchical groups. In which one of the following, the largest number of species is found ?

The hierachical arrangement of taxonomic categories in descending order is

The number of obligate categories which are always used in a taxonomic hierarchy is

How does a taxon and a category differ?


Which of the following taxon covers a greater number of organisms?


Name the phyla into which invertebrates are divided. Give two characteristics and two examples of organisms belonging to each phylum.

The species of the same genus show

Several genera resembling one another in their major anatomical and reproductive characters are placed together in

Which of the following is a heterogeneous group?

Taxon 'Mangifera' denotes

The smallest taxon is

Dicotyledonae is a

Which one of the following covers a greater number of organisms?
