Classification is crucial as it allows grouping anything into specific categories.
The taxonomic hierarchy of classification is,
- species
- genus
- family
- order
- class
- phylum
- kingdom
Step-by-step explanation:
- Dogs belong to the order Felidae - FALSE
Dogs belong to the order Carnivora.
- A fox belongs to the phylum Arthropoda - FALSE
Fox belongs to the phylum Chordata
- Snakes belong to the phylum Reptilia - FALSE
Snakes belong to the phylum Chordata and class Reptilia
- Lions belong to the class Mammalia - TRUE
- All arthropods belong to the Class Insecta - FALSE
Arthropods are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, segmented body, and jointed appendages. Although most of the arthropods are insects there are some exceptions like King crabs, Lobster, and Shrimp.
- All rodents belong to the phylum Chordata - TRUE
- All amphibians belong to the class Reptilia - FALSE
Amphibians have their class called amphibia and the class reptilia include a different class of organisms called reptiles.
- All primates are mammals -TRUE
- The class Mammalia includes dogs, cats, and rats -TRUE
- A lion belongs to the genus Felis - FALSE
Lion belongs to the genus Panthera
- All mammals are primates - FALSE
A Primate is a placental animal that is characterized by having distinguished hands and feet and a well-developed brain. Examples are Apes and humans.
Whereas a mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal. They include humans, lions, apes, dogs, etc.
Hence all primates are mammals but all mammals are not primates.
- Insects and lobsters are arthropods - TRUE