Question Details

Tiger, dog and cat are placed in the order

Options

A

primata

B

carnivora

C

mammalia

D

chordata

Correct Answer :

carnivora

Solution :

The correct answer is carnivora.

To understand why tiger, dog, and cat are grouped together in the order Carnivora, we can look at their biological classification (taxonomy):

1. Kingdom: Animalia (All are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms)
2. Phylum: Chordata (All possess a notochord/spinal cord)
3. Class: Mammalia (All are warm-blooded vertebrates with hair/fur and mammary glands)
4. Order: Carnivora (All are specialized meat-eating mammals with teeth adapted for tearing flesh, such as canines and carnassial teeth)

Let's evaluate the options provided:
- primata: This is the order containing humans, apes, and monkeys, which is incorrect.
- carnivora: This is the correct order that groups tigers (Felidae), dogs (Canidae), and cats (Felidae) together based on their shared carnivorous evolutionary adaptations.
- mammalia: This is the taxonomic Class, not the Order.
- chordata: This is the taxonomic Phylum, not the Order.

Therefore, the specific taxonomic order in which tigers, dogs, and cats are placed is Carnivora.

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