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MCQ
Why is the use of scientific names preferred over common names?
  • A. Scientific names are used globally and are standardized
  • B. Common names are easy to remember but they promote regionalism
  • C. Common names are in Latin
  • D. Scientific names change every year keeping up with modern advancements
✅ Correct Answer: A
Scientific names reduce confusion caused by regional common names.
MCQ
Which of the following represents the correct ascending hierarchy of taxonomic ranks?
  • A. Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class → Phylum → Kingdom
  • B. Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species
  • C. Genus → Family → Class → Kingdom → Species
  • D. Order → Class → Phylum → Kingdom
✅ Correct Answer: A
This is the universally accepted sequence in taxonomy. Species is lowest in hierarchy and kingdom is highest.
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MCQ
Why are taxonomic categories arranged in a hierarchy?
  • A. To increase biodiversity and population to prevent extinction
  • B. To organize living organisms from general to specific
  • C. To confuse species
  • D. To compare extinct species with the non extinct ones
✅ Correct Answer: B
The hierarchy helps in classifying organisms from broader to narrower categories, aiding systematic study.
MCQ
Which of the following statements about classification is incorrect?
  • A. Classification helps in understanding organisms systematically.
  • B. Classification ignores evolutionary history.
  • C. Classification is a scientific process of grouping organisms.
  • D. Classification makes the study of organisms easier.
✅ Correct Answer: B
Classification, as part of systematics, actually includes evolutionary relationships.
MCQ
Choose the correct taxonomic categories in descending order?
  • A. Phylum → Family → Genus → Species
  • B. Kingdom → Class → Order → Family
  • C. Order → Class → Phylum → Kingdom
  • D. Kingdom → Phylum → Genus → Species
✅ Correct Answer: B
Taxonomic hierarchy from broader to narrower follows this descending sequence. In this case from Kingdom to family.

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