Phylum / Division
Kingdom
{
"question_no": 84,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Classes comprising animals like fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds along with mammals constitute the next higher category called ___________.",
"options": [
"Kingdom",
"Division",
"Phylum",
"Order"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Classes such as fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals together form the higher category called Phylum."
}
{
"question_no": 85,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "All these, based on the common features like presence of notochord and dorsal hollow neural system, are included in phylum ___________.",
"options": [
"Arthropoda",
"Mollusca",
"Chordata",
"Annelida"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Animals possessing a notochord and a dorsal hollow neural system are included in the phylum Chordata."
}
{
"question_no": 86,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "In case of plants, classes with a few similar characters are assigned to a higher category called ___________.",
"options": [
"Phylum",
"Division",
"Order",
"Family"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "In plants, the higher category above class is called Division."
}
{
"question_no": 87,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "All animals belonging to various phyla are assigned to the highest category called Kingdom ___________ in the classification system of animals.",
"options": [
"Plantae",
"Fungi",
"Animalia",
"Protista"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "In the animal classification system, all animals are placed under the highest category, Kingdom Animalia."
}
{
"question_no": 88,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The Kingdom ___________, on the other hand, is distinct, and comprises all plants from various divisions.",
"options": [
"Animalia",
"Fungi",
"Protista",
"Plantae"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "Kingdom Plantae comprises all plants belonging to different divisions."
}
{
"question_no": 89,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Henceforth, we will refer to these two groups as ___________ and ___________ kingdoms.",
"options": [
"fungal and protist",
"animal and plant",
"moneran and protist",
"bacterial and fungal"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "The two groups referred to are the animal kingdom and the plant kingdom."
}
{
"question_no": 90,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "The taxonomic categories from species to kingdom have been shown in ascending order starting with species to ___________.",
"options": [
"species → genus → family → order → class → phylum/division → kingdom",
"species → family → genus → class → order → kingdom → phylum/division",
"species → order → genus → family → class → kingdom → phylum/division",
"species → class → family → genus → order → phylum/division → kingdom"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "The ascending taxonomic hierarchy is: species → genus → family → order → class → phylum/division → kingdom."
}
{
"question_no": 91,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "These are broad categories. However, taxonomists have also developed sub-categories in this hierarchy to facilitate more sound and scientific placement of ___________.",
"options": [
"various taxa",
"different habitats",
"living cells",
"ecological communities"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "Sub-categories were developed to ensure a more sound and scientific placement of various taxa."
}
{
"question_no": 92,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Look at the hierarchy in Figure 1.1. Can you recall the basis of arrangement? Say, for example, as we go higher from species to kingdom, the number of common characteristics goes on ___________.",
"options": [
"increasing",
"remaining constant",
"decreasing",
"disappearing"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "As we move from species to kingdom, the number of common characteristics decreases."
}
{
"question_no": 93,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "___________ the taxa, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share.",
"options": [
"Higher",
"Lower",
"Broader",
"Larger"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "Lower taxa have members that share a greater number of common characteristics."
}
{
"question_no": 94,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "___________ the category, greater is the difficulty of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level.",
"options": [
"Lower",
"Broader",
"Higher",
"Smaller"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "Higher the category, greater is the difficulty in determining relationships with other taxa at the same level."
}
{
"question_no": 95,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Higher the category, greater is the difficulty in determining relationships with other taxa at the same level. Hence, the problem of classification becomes more ___________.",
"options": [
"simple",
"accurate",
"complex",
"uniform"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "As higher categories involve fewer common characteristics, the problem of classification becomes more complex."
}
{
"question_no": 96,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Man – Biological Name: ___________; Genus: ___________; Family: ___________; Order: ___________; Class: ___________; Phylum: ___________.",
"options": [
"Homo sapiens; Homo; Hominidae; Primata; Mammalia; Chordata",
"Musca domestica; Musca; Muscidae; Diptera; Insecta; Arthropoda",
"Mangifera indica; Mangifera; Anacardiaceae; Sapindales; Dicotyledonae; Angiospermae",
"Triticum aestivum; Triticum; Poaceae; Poales; Monocotyledonae; Angiospermae"
],
"answer": 1,
"explanation": "The classification of man is: Homo sapiens → Homo → Hominidae → Primata → Mammalia → Chordata."
}
{
"question_no": 97,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Housefly – Biological Name: ___________; Genus: ___________; Family: ___________; Order: ___________; Class: ___________; Phylum: ___________.",
"options": [
"Homo sapiens; Homo; Hominidae; Primata; Mammalia; Chordata",
"Musca domestica; Musca; Muscidae; Diptera; Insecta; Arthropoda",
"Mangifera indica; Mangifera; Anacardiaceae; Sapindales; Dicotyledonae; Angiospermae",
"Triticum aestivum; Triticum; Poaceae; Poales; Monocotyledonae; Angiospermae"
],
"answer": 2,
"explanation": "The classification of housefly is: Musca domestica → Musca → Muscidae → Diptera → Insecta → Arthropoda."
}
{
"question_no": 98,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Mango – Biological Name: ___________; Genus: ___________; Family: ___________; Order: ___________; Class: ___________; Division: ___________.",
"options": [
"Homo sapiens; Homo; Hominidae; Primata; Mammalia; Chordata",
"Musca domestica; Musca; Muscidae; Diptera; Insecta; Arthropoda",
"Mangifera indica; Mangifera; Anacardiaceae; Sapindales; Dicotyledonae; Angiospermae",
"Triticum aestivum; Triticum; Poaceae; Poales; Monocotyledonae; Angiospermae"
],
"answer": 3,
"explanation": "The classification of mango is: Mangifera indica → Mangifera → Anacardiaceae → Sapindales → Dicotyledonae → Angiospermae."
}
{
"question_no": 99,
"exam": "NCERT",
"question": "Wheat – Biological Name: ___________; Genus: ___________; Family: ___________; Order: ___________; Class: ___________; Division: ___________.",
"options": [
"Homo sapiens; Homo; Hominidae; Primata; Mammalia; Chordata",
"Musca domestica; Musca; Muscidae; Diptera; Insecta; Arthropoda",
"Mangifera indica; Mangifera; Anacardiaceae; Sapindales; Dicotyledonae; Angiospermae",
"Triticum; Triticum; Poaceae; Poales; Monocotyledonae; Angiospermae"
],
"answer": 4,
"explanation": "The classification of wheat is: Triticum → Triticum → Poaceae → Poales → Monocotyledonae → Angiospermae."
}
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