What group is the smallest level of classification?
Species is the smallest and least inclusive of the taxonomic categories. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Which is not a category?
Phylum, Species, and Class are taxonomic category. But, Glumaceae is not a category. It is a botanical name assigned to order including the family of grass, used by Bentham and Hooker.
Which is not taxonomic category?
So, the correct option is ‘Ecotype’.
Which one is not an obligate category?
Hence, the correct answer is ‘Superclass’
What is not taxon but a category?
Answer. The division is a category but not a taxon. In science, a taxon is a gathering of at least one population of a life form or creatures seen by taxonomists to frame a unit.
What is the smallest taxon?
GENUS
Which is a taxon?
Each unit or category of classification is termed as a taxon. It represents a rank. For example, the basic level of classification is species, followed by genus, family, order, class, phylum or division, in ascending order can all be considered taxons.
Which one is not covered under taxonomy?
Exercise Questions :: Taxonomy Basics
| Which one of the following is NOT covered under Taxonomy? | |
|---|---|
| A. | Alpha taxonomy |
| B. | Beta taxonomy |
| C. | Delta taxonomy |
| D. | Gamma taxonomy |
Who is the father of taxonomy?
Carolus Linnaeus
Who invented scientific names?
Who proposed the term Alpha Beta and Gamma in taxonomy?
William Bertram Turrill
What is beta taxonomy?
Beta (β) taxonomy refers to the arrangement of the species into a natural system of hierarchial categories. This is done on the basis of easily observable, shared, structural features and evaluation of numerous characters. Thus, β-taxonomy relates to the search of a natural system of classification.
What is Gamma taxonomy?
[′gam·ə tak′sän·ə·mē] (systematics) The level of taxonomic study concerned with biological aspects of taxa, including intraspecific populations, speciation, and evolutionary rates and trends.
Who is the father of Indian systematic botany?
Hermenegild Santapau (1903-1970) was a Spanish born naturalized Indian Jesuit priest and botanist, known for his taxonomical research on Indian flora. He was credited with the Latin nomenclature of several Indian plant species.
Who is father of modern botany?
Carl Linnaeus
Who is the father of new systematic?
Huxley