What does it mean by a hierarchy of classification?

Important Questions on Classification of Living Organisms

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 1

A group of related genera is called _____. (Family/Genus)

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 2

Cat and tiger belong to the family _____. (Felidea/Canidae)

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 3

Monkeys and humans come under the order _____. (Primates/Aves)

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 4

Binomial nomenclature was introduced by _____. (Carolus Linnaeus/Aristotle)

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 5

The part of the scientific name that starts with a capital letter is _____. (Generic name/Specific name)

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 6

Give one example of the following.

Phylum	Example
Cnidaria
Ctenophora
Aschelminthes
Mollusca
Echinodermata
Hemichordata
Chordata

 

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 7

Ravi decides to make notes on a group of 20 different living organisms which he observes on a daily basis. How can the knowledge of taxonomy be helpful in this exercise?

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Pearson IIT Foundation Biology>Chapter 3 - Classification of Living Organisms>PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 8

Dogs and cats are different from each other. At the levels of the hierarchy, are they grouped under any common taxon?