Question

Assertion (A) An ascending taxonomic sequence of Gossypium herbaceum indicates its placement in progressively higher groups- Reason (R) Ascending taxonomic hierarchy indicates that a taxon is treated as belonging to a number of taxa. The correct answer is

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of
• C. Only (A) is true but (R) is not true
• D. (A) is not true but (R) is true

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

G. herbaceum belongs to family- Malvaceae, Taxonomic hierarchy is the system, by which various taxanomic categories are arranged in a proper descending order. The ascending taxonomic hierarchy shows that a taxon belongs to a number of taxa and its placement in progressively higher groups.