Biology · Textbook solutions

The Living World

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. · 13 questions

Exercises

13 q

Ex 1 Q1 $Why are living organisms classified?$
Ex 1 Q2 $Why are the classification systems changing every now and then?$
Ex 1 Q3 $What different criteria would you choose to classify people that you meet often?$
Ex 1 Q4 $What do we learn from identification of individuals and populations?$
Ex 1 Q5 $Given below is the scientific name of Mango. Identify the correctly written name. Mangifera Indica Mangifera indica$
Ex 1 Q6 $Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels.$
Ex 1 Q7 $Can you identify the correct sequence of taxonomical categories? (a) Species \to Order \to Phylum \to Kingdom (b) Genus \to Species \to Order \to Kingdom (c) Species \to Genus \to Order \to Phylum$
Define and understand the following terms:
Ex 1 Q9 (i) $Phylum$
Ex 1 Q9 (ii) $Class$
Ex 1 Q9 (iii) $Family$
Ex 1 Q9 (iv) $Order$
Ex 1 Q9 (v) $Genus$
Ex 1 Q10 $Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an animal.$