Concept of Species and Taxonomical Hierarchy NEET Questions

Biology - Diversity in Living World

Concept of Species and Taxonomical Hierarchy MCQ Questions


7.
Species is the ____ category in the taxonomic hierarchy:
A.
Highest
B.
Second-highest
C.
Middle
D.
Lowest
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ANSWER :
D. Lowest
8.
Members of the same species can normally:
A.
Interbreed only with members of other species
B.
Interbreed and produce fertile offspring
C.
Never interbreed
D.
Interbreed but produce sterile offspring
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ANSWER :
B. Interbreed and produce fertile offspring
9.
In the scientific names Mangifera indica, Solanum tuberosum and Panthera leo, the words 'indica', 'tuberosum' and 'leo' represent:
A.
Genera
B.
Families
C.
Specific epithets
D.
Orders
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ANSWER :
C. Specific epithets
10.
Each genus may have:
A.
Only one specific epithet always
B.
Always exactly two specific epithets
C.
Specific epithets without any similarities
D.
One or more specific epithets representing different organisms with morphological similarities
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ANSWER :
D. One or more specific epithets representing different organisms with morphological similarities
11.
Within the genus Panthera, the specific epithets include:
A.
pardus, melongena, leo
B.
leo, tigris, pardus
C.
leo, tuberosum, indica
D.
tigris, sapiens, indica
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ANSWER :
B. leo, tigris, pardus
12.
Within the genus Solanum, the specific epithets include:
A.
domestica, tuberosum, leo
B.
leo, tigris, pardus
C.
indica, sapiens, leo
D.
tuberosum, nigrum, melongena
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ANSWER :
D. tuberosum, nigrum, melongena