The Living World · Class 11 · CBSE · Science Biology
Match the taxonomic categories in List I with their correct suffixes for plants in List II and select the correct option: List I: 1. Division 2. Clas…
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medium · MCQ · Q-19BAA7
Match the taxonomic categories in List I with their correct suffixes for plants in List II and select the correct option:
List I:
- Division
- Class
- Family
- Order
List II: I. -ales II. -phyta III. -aceae IV. -opsida
- A.1-II, 2-IV, 3-III, 4-ICorrect answer
- B.1-I, 2-II, 3-IV, 4-III
- C.1-IV, 2-I, 3-III, 4-II
- D.1-II, 2-III, 3-I, 4-IV
Solution
In plant taxonomy, suffixes are used to recognize taxonomic categories: Division ends in -phyta, Class ends in -opsida (or -phyceae), Order ends in -ales, and Family ends in -aceae.
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