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B.Sc Microbiology The Living World — practice questions — page 2

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As per your syllabus, monkey, gorilla, gibbon are in order Primata. With order Carnivora (tiger, cat, dog), they are placed together in which CLASS?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, what TWO defining features unite the phylum CHORDATA?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, for PLANTS, what is the equivalent of 'phylum' called?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, what is the HIGHEST taxonomic category?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, MANGO (Mangifera indica) belongs to which family + division?Read the answer and worked solution →Put the taxonomic categories in orderRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every binomial naming ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Which one does NOT belong?Read the answer and worked solution →

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As per your syllabus, monkey, gorilla, gibbon are in order Primata. With order Carnivora (tiger, cat, dog), they are placed together in which CLASS?

  1. Mammalia
  2. Reptilia
  3. Aves
  4. Amphibia
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Correct answer: A. Mammalia

As per your syllabus, Primata + Carnivora are both within class Mammalia.

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As per your syllabus, what TWO defining features unite the phylum CHORDATA?

  1. Wings and feathers
  2. Roots and leaves
  3. Presence of NOTOCHORD and DORSAL HOLLOW NEURAL system
  4. Skin and lungs
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Correct answer: C. Presence of NOTOCHORD and DORSAL HOLLOW NEURAL system

As per your syllabus, Chordata = notochord + dorsal hollow nerve cord. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals all share this.

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As per your syllabus, for PLANTS, what is the equivalent of 'phylum' called?

  1. Division
  2. Genus
  3. Order
  4. Family
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Correct answer: A. Division

As per your syllabus, plants use 'Division' instead of 'Phylum'. Same rank in hierarchy.

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