NEET Biology Unit-1 Quiz : Diversity in the Living World – taxonomy. This 57-question mega quiz walks you through every layer of the taxonomic hierarch, from species to phylum/division, using NCERT book exact examples and definitions.
Species vs. Genus
Binomial Rules
Family Characters
Order Traits
Class & Phylum Overview
Key Diagnostic Criteria
Q1) Primata and Carnivora are both in the class:
Q2) Which statement about taxonomic groups is TRUE?
Q3) Carnivora includes which families?
Q4) Solanum melongena (brinjal) shares its genus with:
Q5) A species is defined as a group of individual organisms that share:
Q6) Lion, leopard and tiger are placed in the genus:
Q7) Which trio lists three successive ranks in correct descending order?
Q8) Compared with a genus, a family shows:
Q9) A class is composed of related:
Q10) Each taxonomic category, when viewed as a biological unit, is commonly termed a:
Q11) In Mangifera indica, “indica” represents the:
Q12) Two species in the same order must also share the same:
Q13) Which statement about taxonomic hierarchy is correct?
Q14) An order is an assemblage of related:
Q15) In Homo sapiens, “Homo” refers to the:
Q16) Which of the following illustrates a recognisable taxonomic group based on three pairs of jointed legs?
Q17) “Taxonomic categories are not merely morphological aggregates.” This emphasises that taxonomy:
Q18) A family consists of:
Q19) The genus Panthera currently includes:
Q20) In botanical taxonomy, the equivalent rank to phylum is:
Q21) In taxonomy, a single step of classification that represents a rank is called a:
Q22) Felidae includes which genera?
Q23) Two animal classes sharing a notochord belong to the same:
Q24) Which statement is TRUE?
Q25) Which statement about Class Mammalia is TRUE?
Q26) All three belong to Solanaceae:
Q27) A genus with multiple specific epithets indicates:
Q28) Proper placement of an organism within the hierarchy primarily requires:
Q29) Families within an order share:
Q30) The genus that includes the cultivated potato is:
Q31) Higher categories are identified chiefly by:
Q32) The complete series of taxonomic categories arranged one above the other constitutes the:
Q33) What do groups such as “insects” or “mammals” primarily represent in taxonomy?
Q34) Two individuals in the same genus must also belong to the same:
Q35) Domestic dogs belong to the family:
Q36) Several related classes (fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals) form the rank:
Q37) Species within the same genus typically:
Q38) Closely related species are distinguished chiefly by:
Q39) Polymoniales contains which plant families?
Q40) A genus is best described as a group of:
Q41) Which pair belongs to the same genus?
Q42) Which pair is in the genus Solanum?
Q43) The main purpose of studying similarities and dissimilarities among organisms is to:
Q44) In plants, multiple related orders form a class equivalent called:
Q45) Which statement distinguishes Panthera from Felis?
Q46) Plant families are characterised using:
Q47) In animals, the category equivalent to “division” in plants is:
Q48) A key feature uniting Chordata is:
Q49) Members within a class generally exhibit:
Q50) Placement of families into Polymoniales relies mainly on:
Q51) Two organisms in the same class but different orders share the same:
Q52) These classes are placed in the phylum:
Q53) Select the correct descending sequence of major plant categories:
Q54) The domestic cat belongs to the genus:
Q55) Which taxonomic rank is common to both plants and animals and is always the lowest category?
Q56) Which scientific name is correctly written?
Q57) The rank immediately above class in animals is: