Taxonomic Categories Flashcards
taxonomic studies consider a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities as a ______
species
scientific name for potato
Solanum tuberosum
scientific name for lion
Panthera leo
genus Solanum includes species like
tuberosum
nigrum
melongena
scientific name for human beings
Homo sapiens
scientific name for leopard
Panthera paradus
scientific name for tiger
Panthera tigris
families are characterised on the basis of both _____ and _____ features of plant species
vegetative
reproductive
in the family Solanaceae, which genera are included
Solanum
Petunia
Datura
which genus inlcudes cats
Felis
different genera under Felidae
Panthera
Felis
family which includes dogs
Canidae
plant families like _____ and ___ are included in the order Polymoniales mainly based on floral characters
Convolvulaceae
Solanaceae
order Carnivora includes
Felidae
Canidae
order Primata includes
monkey
gorilla
gibbon
class Mammalia includes
Primata
Carnivora
classes comprising animals like fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals are included in phylum chordata because of features like
presence of notochord and dorsal hollow neural system
animals: phylum:: plants:
division
taxonomic heirarchy
kingdom
phylum/divison
class
order
family
genus
species
taxonomic categories of man
kingdom: animalia
phylum: chordata
class: mammalia
order: primata
family: hominidae
genus: homo
species: sapiens
taxonomic categories of housefly
kingdom: animalia
phylum: arthropoda
class: insecta
order: diptera
family: muscidae
genus: musca
species: domestica
taxonomic categories of mango
kingdom: plantae
division: angiospermae
class: dicotyledonae
order: sapindales
family: anacardiaceae
genus: mangifera
species: indica
taxonomic categories of wheat
kingdom: plantae
division: angiospermae
class: monocotyledonae
order: poales
family: poaceae
genus: triticum
species: aestivum
