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1.2 The Living World - Taxonomic Categories

Family Order Class
{ "question_no": 71, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "The next category, Family, has a group of ___________ with still less number of ___________ as compared to genus and species.", "options": [ "related genera; similarities", "related species; differences", "unrelated genera; similarities", "related families; characters" ], "answer": 1, "explanation": "A family consists of related genera and has fewer similarities compared to genus and species." } { "question_no": 72, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Families are characterised on the basis of both ___________ and ___________ features of plant species.", "options": [ "morphological; anatomical", "vegetative; reproductive", "physiological; ecological", "external; internal" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "Plant families are characterised using both vegetative and reproductive features." } { "question_no": 73, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Among plants for example, three different genera Solanum, Petunia and Datura are placed in the family ___________.", "options": [ "Fabaceae", "Poaceae", "Solanaceae", "Liliaceae" ], "answer": 3, "explanation": "The genera Solanum, Petunia and Datura belong to the family Solanaceae." } { "question_no": 74, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Among animals for example, genus Panthera, comprising lion, tiger, leopard is put along with genus, Felis (cats) in the family ___________.", "options": [ "Canidae", "Felidae", "Hominidae", "Bovidae" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "The genera Panthera and Felis are grouped under the family Felidae." } { "question_no": 75, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Similarly, if you observe the features of a cat and a dog, you will find some similarities and some differences as well. They are separated into two different families – ___________ and ___________, respectively.", "options": [ "Canidae and Felidae", "Felidae and Canidae", "Felidae and Hominidae", "Canidae and Bovidae" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "Cats belong to the family Felidae, while dogs belong to the family Canidae." } { "question_no": 76, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "You have seen earlier that categories like species, genus and families are based on a number of similar characters. Generally, order and other higher taxonomic categories are identified based on the aggregates of ___________.", "options": [ "species", "characters", "genera", "families" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "Order and other higher taxonomic categories are identified based on the aggregates of characters." } { "question_no": 77, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Order being a higher category, is the assemblage of families which exhibit a ___________.", "options": [ "large number of differences", "few similar characters", "single common feature", "complete similarity" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "An order is formed by grouping families that share a few similar characters." } { "question_no": 78, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "The similar characters are less in number as compared to different ___________ included in a family.", "options": [ "species", "genera", "orders", "classes" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "Families include different genera, and the number of similar characters decreases at higher taxonomic levels." } { "question_no": 79, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Plant families like Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae are included in the order ___________ mainly based on the ___________ characters.", "options": [ "Rosales; vegetative", "Polymoniales; floral", "Fabales; reproductive", "Poales; anatomical" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "The families Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae are placed in the order Polymoniales mainly on the basis of floral characters." } { "question_no": 80, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "The animal order, ___________, includes families like Felidae and Canidae.", "options": [ "Primates", "Rodentia", "Carnivora", "Artiodactyla" ], "answer": 3, "explanation": "The order Carnivora includes the families Felidae and Canidae." } { "question_no": 81, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Class category includes related ___________.", "options": [ "families", "genera", "orders", "species" ], "answer": 3, "explanation": "A class is a taxonomic category that includes related orders." } { "question_no": 82, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "For example, order ___________ comprising monkey, gorilla and gibbon is placed in class ___________ along with order ___________ that includes animals like tiger, cat and dog.", "options": [ "Carnivora; Mammalia; Primata", "Primata; Mammalia; Carnivora", "Primata; Reptilia; Carnivora", "Carnivora; Aves; Primata" ], "answer": 2, "explanation": "The order Primata is placed in the class Mammalia along with the order Carnivora." } { "question_no": 83, "exam": "NCERT", "question": "Class Mammalia has ___________ also.", "options": [ "other genera", "other families", "other orders", "other species" ], "answer": 3, "explanation": "The class Mammalia includes several orders in addition to Primata and Carnivora." }
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