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The unit of classification containing concrete biological entities is

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Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
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Which one of the following sequences represents the CORRECT taxonomical hierarchy?
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Amongst all the kingdoms, the only taxon that exists in nature as a biologically cohesive unit is the _______

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Which of the following represents the order of 'Horse'?
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Match the following

   List - I     List - II
(a) Reproductively isolated from the individuals of other species (i) Genetic unit
(b) Sharing the same ecological niche (ii) An evolutionary unit
(c) Showing similarity in the karyotype (iii) A breeding unit
(d) Having similar structural and functional characteristics (iv) An ecological unit

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In the taxonomic categories which hierarchial arrangement in ascending order is correct in case of animals?
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Assertion (A): Species is an ecological unit.
Reason (R): Species have similar structure and functional characteristics.
The correct option among the following is:
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Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
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Choose the correct set of taxonomic words that belong to the given statements
I) Taxonomic category showing individual organisms with fundamental similarities
II) Taxonomic category with same hierarchical status
a) Dicotyledonae
b) domestica
c) indica
d) Insecta
e) Mangifera
f) sapiens
g) Mammalia
h) Monocotyledonae
i) vulgare
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Assertion: Species is an ecological unit.

Reason: Individuals of a species share the same ecological niche.

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Match the following

   List - I    List - II
(a) Order (i) nigrum
(b) Species (ii) Polemoniales
(c) Family (iii) Solanum
(d) Class (iv) Solanaceae
    (v) Dicotyledonae

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Study the four statements (A-D) given below and select the two correct ones out of them:
A. Definition of biological species was given by Ernst Mayr.
B. Photoperiod does not affect reproduction in plants.
C. Binomial nomenclature system was given by R.H. Whittaker.
D. In unicellular organisms, reproduction is synonymous with growth.
The two correct statements are:
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Identify and arrange the following taxonomic categories in ascending order.
A) Hominidae
B) Triticum
C) Spermatophyta
D) sapiens
E) Primata
F) Insecta
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The largest unit in which gene flow is possible is;
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Instead of 'Division', the category used in animal classification is ________.
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Match the following
   List - I     List - II
(a) Charles Darwin (i) Systema Naturae
(b) John Ray (ii) Natural History
(c) Buffon (iii) Historia Generalis plantarum
(d) Linnaeus (iv) The origin of species

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Match Column-I with Column-II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:
 
Column – I Column – II
a. Family (i) Diptera
b. Order (ii) Arthropoda
c. Class (iii) Muscidae
d. Phylum (iv) Insecta
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Assertion (A): Sub species shows minor variations from parent population

Reason (R): Sub species is reproductively isolated population of a species

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Lions in India are currently restricted to Gir, Gujarat. Efforts are being made to move them to other parts of the country. This is because they are MOST susceptible to extinction due to infectious diseases under the following conditions when present as:
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Select the correctly written scientific name of mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.