NEET 2019
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2019
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- The Living World
NEET 2019 · Botany · The Living World
The contrasting characteristics generally in a pair used for...
The contrasting characteristics generally in a pair used for identification of animals in taxonomic key are referred to as
Options
- Alead
- Bcouplet
- Cdoublet
- Dalternate
Correct answer
B. couplet
Step-by-step solution
Couplet is the contrasting characteristic generally in a pair used for identification of animals in taxonomic key. It represents the choice made between two opposite options, each half of a couplet is called lead. Separate taxonomic keys are required for each taxonomic category like family, genus species.