Taxonomic Hierarchy
Taxonomic Hierarchy: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Taxonomic Hierarchy, Taxon, Taxonomic Category, Phylum According to Systematic Hierarchy, Family According to Systematic Hierarchy, Class According to Systematic Hierarchy and, Species According to Systematic Hierarchy
Important Questions on Taxonomic Hierarchy
Select the incorrect match with respect to wheat:

Consider the following statements:
I. Higher the taxa, more are the characteristics that members within the taxon share.
II. Lower the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.
Of the two statements:

Family of housefly and mango are respectively:

Identify the family and order of wheat.


Which of the following is true for individuals of same species?

Select the total number of family from the following.
Felis, Felidae, Solanaceae, Liliaceae, Canidae, Hominidae, Poaceae, Muscidae, Insecta, Convolvulaceae.


Which of the following is common to lion, tiger and leopard?


Three pair of jointed legs is the common feature of class

Select the incorrect statement from the following.

Dogs, cats, mammals, rice, brinjal, plant, animals, etc., are convenient categories that we use to study organisms. What is the scientific term for these categories?

Which of the following is/are the unit of classification?

Select the incorrect statement from the following.

Match the columns.
Column- | Column- |
. Anacardiaceae | . Species |
. Insecta | . Genus |
. Musca | . Family |
. Aestivum | . Class |


The genera which have only one species is called

The zoological name of the national aquatic animal of India is

