Identify the correctly written scientific name for mango based on the rules of binomial nomenclature.
The correct scientific name is written in italics with the genus beginning with a capital letter and the specific epithet beginning with a lowercase letter.
Question 112 of 214
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Which of the following is an INCORRECT match between an organism and its taxonomic Class?
Wheat belongs to the class Monocotyledonae, whereas Sapindales is the order of mango.
Question 113 of 214
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The genus Homo, which includes human beings, is grouped under which taxonomic Family?
Homo sapiens belongs to the family Hominidae.
Question 114 of 214
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What taxonomic category is defined as the assemblage of families which exhibit a few similar characters?
An order is an assemblage of related families that share a few common characteristics.
Question 115 of 214
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Early human societies which indulged in an anthropocentric (human-centered) view of biology registered:
Societies with an anthropocentric view made only limited progress in biological knowledge.
Question 116 of 214
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Assertion (A): Early man deified some inanimate matter like wind, sea and fire.
Reason (R): A common feature of all such inanimate and animate objects was the sense of awe or fear that they evoked in early man.
Early man deified certain inanimate objects and living organisms because they evoked a sense of awe or fear.
Question 117 of 214
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Assertion (A): Societies that indulged in an anthropocentric view of biology registered limited progress in biological knowledge.
Reason (R): An anthropocentric view shifted focus away from the systematic and monumental description of life forms that was necessary for biological progress.
Human-centered thinking limited biological progress, whereas systematic study promoted identification and classification.
Question 118 of 214
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Assertion (A): The discovery that all living organisms are related horizontally and vertically led to cultural movements for biodiversity conservation.
Reason (R): The revelation that all present-day living organisms are related to each other and to organisms that ever lived humbled humans.
The realization of common ancestry humbled humans and inspired biodiversity conservation.
Question 119 of 214
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Assertion (A): Ernst Mayr is widely referred to as "The Darwin of the 20th century."
Reason (R): He pioneered the currently accepted definition of a biological species.
Mayr earned this recognition because of his overall contributions to evolutionary biology, not solely because he defined the biological species concept.
Question 120 of 214
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Assertion (A): Ernst Mayr was awarded the "triple crown of biology."
Reason (R): He received the Balzan Prize, the International Prize for Biology and the Crafoord Prize.
These three prestigious awards together are popularly known as the triple crown of biology.
