The Living World Assignment

1 Which taxonomic category is not correctly 7 As we go from species to kingdom in a

matched with name regarding the classification taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common
of the housefly? characteristics:
1. Will decrease 2. Will increase
1. Phylum: Arthropoda 2. Class: Diptera Will remain May increase or
3. 4.
3. Family: Muscidae 4. Genus: Musca same decrease

2 Humans belong to the Order: 8 Identify the correct chronological order of

1. Hominidae 2. Primata the taxonomic hierarchy from lowest to
3. Mammalia 4. Vertebrata highest:
1. Family – Order – Class – Phylum
3 How many of the given pairs correctly 2. Family – Class – Order – Phylum
3. Order – Family – Class – Phylum
describe the taxonomical position of mango?
4. Order – Class – Phylum – Family
A. Family : Anacardiaceae
B. Order: Sapindales
9 Match Column I with Column II for
C. Class : Angiospermae
1. 0 housefly classification and select the correct
2. 1 option using the codes given below:
3. 2 Column I Column II
4. 3 A. Family (i) Diptera
B. Order (ii) Arthropoda
4 Which of the following ‘suffixes’ used for C. Class (iii) Muscidae
units of classification in plants indicates a D. Phylum (iv) Insecta
taxonomic category of ‘family’. 1. A-(iii) B-(i) C-(iv) D-(ii)
2. A-(iii) B-(ii) C-(iv) D-(i)
1. - Ales 2. - Onae 3. A-(iv) B-(iii) C-(ii) D-(i)
3. - Aceae 4. - Ae 4. A-(iv) B-(ii) C-(i) D-(iii)

5 The process of classification of living 10 'X' and 'Y' are the components of Binomial
organisms into different taxa is called as: nomenclature. This naming system was
1. Identification 2. Nomenclature proposed by 'Z':
3. Taxonomy 4. Characterization X - Generic name, Y - Specific epithet, Z -
1.
Carolus Linnaeus
6 In the taxonomic categories, which 2. X - Specific epithet, Y - Generic name, Z - R.H.
hierarchical arrangement in ascending order is Whittaker
correct in the case of animals? X - Specific epithet, Y - Generic name, Z -
3.
Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Class, Family, Carolus Linnaeus
1.
Genus, Species X - Generic name, Y - Specific epithet, Z - R.H.
4.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Whittaker
2.
Genus, Species
Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, 11 House fly belongs to _______ family.
3.
Genus, Species 1. Cyprinidae 2. Hominidae
Kingdom, Order, Class, Phylum, Family, 3. Calliphoridae 4. Muscidae
4.
Genus, Species
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12 The taxonomic unit ‘Phylum’ in the 17 Which of the following is against the rules
classification of animals is equivalent to which of ICBN?
hierarchical level in classification of plants? Hand written scientific names should be
1.
1. Class 2. Order underlined.
3. Division 4. Family Every species should have a generic name
2.
and a specific epithet.
13 All living organisms are linked to one Scientific names are in Latin and should be
3.
another because italicized.
1. They have common genetic material of the Generic and specific names should be
same type 4.
written starting with small letters.
2. They share common genetic material but to
varying degrees 18 The correct name of mango would be:
3. All have common cellular organization
1. Mangifera Indica 2. mangifera indica
4. All of the above
3. Mangifera indica 4. Mangifera indica
14 Panthera tigris belongs to the Felidae
family. What taxonomic category does Panthera
19 ICBN stands for:
represent? 1. Indian Council for Biological Nomenclature
1. Species 2. Family International Code for Binomial
2.
3. Genus 4. Order Nomenclature
3. Indian Council for Binomial Nomenclature
15 International Code for Botanical
4.
Higher the taxonomic category, Nomenclature
lesser is the difficulty of
Assertion(A): 20 Identify the incorrect statement regarding
determining the relationship to
other taxa at the same level the rules of Binomial Nomenclature?
As we go higher from species to 1. The names are derived from Latin or
kingdom, the number of Latinized.
Reason(R): 2. The first word in a biological name
common characteristics goes on
increasing represents the genus while the second
component denotes the specific epithet.
3. Both the words in a biological name, when
Both (A) and (R) are True, and (R) is the
1. handwritten, are written in italics, or printed
correct explanation of (A)
separately underlined to indicate their Latin
Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the origin.
2.
correct explanation of (A) 4. The first word denoting the genus starts with
3. (A) is True, but (R) is False a capital letter while the specific epithet starts
4. (A) is False, but (R) is False with a small letter.

16 Related classes are grouped in the same 21 Families like convolvulaceae, solanaceae
1. genus are inclued in the order:
2. phylum 1. Polymoniales
3. order 2. Scipindales
4. paraphyletic taxon 3. Poales
4. Liliales

22 Which one of the following belongs to the

family Muscidae?
1. Cockroach 2. House fly
3. Fire fly 4. Grasshopper
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23 Genus represents 30 In the binomial system of nomenclature,

1. An individual plant or animal the scientific name of each species consists of
2. A collection of plants or animals which two parts?
3. Group of closely related species of plants or 1. class, specific epithet
animals 2. family, genus
4. None of these 3. genus, specific epithet
4. genus, species
24 Which of the following is a correct match
between the biological name and the order of 31 Nomenclature is governed by certain
the organism? universal rules. Which one of the following is
1. Homo sapiens – Hominidae contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
2. Mangifera indica - Anacardiaceae The first word in a biological name
3. Triticum aestivum - Poaceae 1. represents the genus name and the second is
4. Mangifera indica - Sapindales a specific epithet.
The names are derived from Latin and
25 The common characteristics between 2. written in italics.
tomato and potato will be maximum at the When written by hand, the names are to be
level of their: 3.
underlined.
1. Family
Biological names can be written in any
2. Order 4.
language.
3. Division
4. Genus A hierarchy is an arrangement of items that
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26 Two organisms belonging to the same order are represented as being "above", "below", or
may not belong to the same: "at the same level as" one another. The correct
ascending order of taxonomic hierarchy is:
1. Class 2. Phylum
Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class
3. Family 4. Kingdom 1.
→ Division → Kingdom
27 The binomial system of nomenclature of 2. Species → Genus → Family → Class → Order
→ Division → Kingdom
living organisms was given by:
Species → Genus → Order → Family → Class
1. Carl Woose 2. Copeland 3.
→ Division → Kingdom
3. Chatton 4. Carl Linnaeus
Genus → Species → Family → Order → Class
4.
→ Kingdom → Division
28 The term ‘systematics’ refers to:
1. Identification and classification of plants and 33 The book Systema Naturae was authored
animals
by:
2. Nomenclature and identification of plants
1. Linnaeus 2. Theophrastus
and animals
3. Diversity of kinds of organisms and their 3. Aristotle 4. Bentham and Hooker
relationship
4. Different kinds of organisms and their 34 Select the correctly written complete
classification scientific name of Mango which was first
described by Carolus Linnaeus:
29 Closely related genera may be grouped 1. Mangifera Indica
together in a single 2. Mangifera indica Car. Linn.
1. phylum 3. Mangifera indica Linn.
2. domain 4. Mangifera indica
3. species
4. family
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35 The taxon ‘Division’ in plant taxonomy is Answers

used as a substitute for which of the following
taxonomic categories in animal taxonomy? 1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (3) 4. (3) 5. (3)
1. Phylum 2. Class
6. (2) 7. (1) 8. (1) 9. (1) 10. (1)
3. Order 4. Family
11. (4) 12. (3) 13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (4)
16. (2) 17. (4) 18. (3) 19. (4) 20. (3)
36 The number of species that are known and
21. (1) 22. (2) 23. (3) 24. (4) 25. (1)
described ranges between:
1. 1.2 and 1.3 million 2. 1.4 and 1.5 million 26. (3) 27. (4) 28. (3) 29. (4) 30. (3)
3. 1.7 and 1.8 million 4. 2.1 and 2.2 million 31. (4) 32. (1) 33. (1) 34. (3) 35. (1)
36. (3) 37. (2) 38. (3) 39. (2) 40. (1)
37 The branch of biology that deals with the
relationships of different groups of organisms
and examines their natural variation and
relationships is known as:
1. Cladistics 2. Systematics
3. Taxonomy 4. Identification

38 Identify the correct statements:

Generally, order and other higher
I: taxonomical categories are identified based
on the aggregates of characters
II: Gibbon and Tiger belong to the same class

1. Only I
2. Only II
3. Both I and II
4. Neither I nor II

39 The scientific term for biological

classification categories is:
1. Species 2. Taxon
3. Phylum 4. Domain

40 In plant taxonomy, the most inclusive

category will be:
1. Kingdom 2. Division
3. Class 4. Order
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