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प्रश्न
Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an animal.
उत्तर
The arrangement of various taxa in a hierarchical order is called a taxonomic hierarchy.
In this hierarchy, species is present at the lowest level, whereas kingdom is present at the highest level.
Kingdom ↑ Phylum or division ↑ Class ↑ Order ↑ Family ↑ Genus ↑ Species A Taxonomic hierarchy |
Classification of a plant
As an example, let us classify Solanum melongena (Brinjal).
Kingdom – Plantae
Division – Angiospermae
Class – Dicotyledonae
Order – Solanales
Family – Solanaceae
Genus – Solanum
Species – melongena
Classification of an animal
As an example, let us classify Columba livia (Blue Rock Dove).
Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Chordata
Class – Aves
Order – Columbiformes
Family – Columbidae
Genus – Columba
Species – livia
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels.
Try to collect all the currently accepted meanings for the word ‘species’. Discuss with your teacher the meaning of species in the case of higher plants and animals on one hand and bacteria on the other:
Define and understand the following term:
Family
Define and understand the following term:
Genus
Name one example of the animal which shows the following characteristics:
Star-shaped body:
Find the odd one out. Give reason.
sea urchin, starfish, brittle star, jellyfish
Find the odd one out. Give reason.
jellyfish, hydra, sea anemone, butterfly
Observe the figure and answer the questions given below.
a) To which phylum these organisms belong?
b) Name the substance with which their body is covered.
c) Name their organs of locomotion.
______ is a cold blooded animal.
Corals are
______ has smallest number of organisms with maximum number of similar characters
Classify the following organisms based on the absence/presence of true coelom (i.e., acoelomate, pseudocoelomate and coelomate)
Spongilla, Sea anemone, Planaria, Liver fluke Wuchereria, Ascaris, Nereis, Earthworm, Scorpion, Birds, Fishes, Horse.
Paired and jointed legs are seen in phylum ______.
In the system of classification, which one of the following is NOT a category?
In the taxonomical hierarchy, the category below the level of order is ______.
Which one of the following belongs to the family Muscidae?
Genus represents ______.
Define a taxon.