Individual and Population Identification — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptWhat do we learn from identification of individuals and populations?
Which of the above statements are NOT correct? S1. Species is the lowest category in the taxonomic hierarchy for all known organisms. S2. Individuals within a species exhibit fundamental similarities, allowing them to be grouped together. S3. Identification of an organism involves assigning a scientific name even before its characteristics are accurately described. S4. The specific epithet in a biological name can exist independently without the generic name. S5. The number of common characteristics decreases as one moves from a species to a kingdom in the taxonomic hierarchy.
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Correct answer: B — S3 and S4 only
This question assesses various aspects related to species, identification, and taxonomic hierarchy, requiring critical evaluation of each statement based on NCERT content. S1. Correct. NCERT states, "All organisms, including those in the plant and animal kingdoms have species as the lowest category." (Page 6, Section 1.2). S2. Correct. NCERT mentions, "Taxonomic studies consider a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities as a species." (Page 6, Section 1.2.1). S3. Incorrect. NCERT explicitly states, "nomenclature or naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly and we know to what organism the name is attached to. This is identification." This means description precedes naming and identification. (Page 4, 'The Living World'). S4. Incorrect. In binomial nomenclature, the specific epithet is the second component of a name (e.g., *indica* in *Mangifera indica*). It cannot exist independently; it must always be associated with a generic name. (Page 4, 'The Living World'). S5. Correct. NCERT states, "as we go higher from species to kingdom, the number of common characteristics goes on decreasing." (Page 8, Figure 1.1 description). Therefore, statements S3 and S4 are NOT correct.
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