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Who was the first taxonomist to classify the names for plants and animals?

Which of the following statements is correct for species?

The taxonomic category below the level of family is?

In the zoological name of fish Catla catla, the specific name is identical with the generic name. Thus it is an example of ______.

Select the incorrect statements:
(a) Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics shared by members.
(b) Order is the assemblage of genera, which exhibit a few similar characters.
(c) Cat and dog belong to the same family of Felidae.
(d) Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus.

Characteristics which delimit a family are more general than those which delimit a:

It is possible to imagine the various levels of taxonomic classification as a kind of a "family tree" for an organism. If the kingdom is analogous to the trunk of the tree, which taxonomic category would be analogous to the large limbs coming off that trunk?

Most acceptable concept of species is:

Binomial nomenclature means that every organism has:

Which one is incorrect?

Identify the correct sequence of taxonomic hierarchical arrangement in ascending order of the following.

What is the scientific name of Asian tiger mosquito?

The group "Pteropsida" proposed by Oswald Tipo include:

Pearl millet is:

Primate and Carnivora are placed together in the same?

The smallest unit of classification is known as:

What is the difference between the taxonomic categories, division and phylum?

The permanent record of plant specimen is called as:

Which of the following is not true for a species?

Which one of the following criteria is/are essential and form the basis of classical taxonomic studies?