Question 1

Which one of the following statements is not true about the universal rules of binomial nomenclature ?

Accepted Answer

According to the universal rules of binomial nomenclature, the first word in a biological name represents the genus, while the second component denotes the specific epithet. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. They are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital

Question 2

Match List-I with List-II . List-I List-II A. Family I. Sapindales B. Genus II. Dicotyledonae C. Class III. Anacardiaceae D. Phylum IV. Angiospermae E. Order V. Mangifera Choose the correct answer fro

Accepted Answer

The taxonomic classification of mango ( Mangifera indica ) is as follows: Family: Anacardiaceae (A matches III) Genus: Mangifera (B matches V) Class: Dicotyledonae (C matches II) Phylum/Division: Angiospermae (D matches IV) Order: Sapindales (E matches I) Therefore, the correct matching is A-III, B-V, C-II, D-IV, E-I. Answer: A-III, B-V, C-II, D-IV, E-I

Question 3

Genus represents __________.

Accepted Answer

Genus is a taxonomic category that comprises a group of closely related species which have more characters in common in comparison to species of other genera. For example, potato, tomato, and brinjal are three different species but all belong to the genus Solanum. Therefore, genus represents a group of closely related species. Answer: a group of closely related species

Question 4

Arrange the following taxonomic categories in ascending order. (a) Genus (b) Class (c) Order (d) Phylum (e) Family (f) Kingdom (g) Species Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Accepted Answer

The taxonomic categories in ascending order (from lowest to highest rank) are arranged as follows: Species Genus Family Order Class Phylum Kingdom Matching this sequence with the given labels: Species : (g) Genus : (a) Family : (e) Order : (c) Class : (b) Phylum : (d) Kingdom : (f) The correct ascending order is (g), (a), (e), (c), (b), (d), (f). Answer: (g), (a), (e), (c), (b), (d), (f)

Question 5

Which one of the following statements refers to Reductionist Biology?

Accepted Answer

The physico-chemical approach to study and understand living organisms is called 'Reductionist Biology'.

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