Question

Order Primata contains
(a) Shrew and Hedgehog
(b) Bats and vampire
(c) Monkeys and man
(d) Horses and zebra

Answer 1

Hint:Primates have large brains (relative to body size) compared to other mammals, as well as an increased reliance on visual acuity at the expense of the sense of smell, which is the dominant sensory system in most mammals. It includes apes, macaques, gibbons, baboons and homo sapiens.

Complete answer:
The order Primata is composed of monkeys and men. Since it is nearly impossible to study all the living organisms, it is essential to devise some means to make this possible. This process is called classification. ‘Classification’ is the process by which anything and everything is grouped into convenient categories based on some simple observable characters.
‘Taxa’ is any term that can indicate categories at very different levels. Hence, based on the characteristics, all living organisms can be classified into different taxa. This process of classification is ‘taxonomy’.
As we know classification is not a single step process but involves a hierarchy of steps in which each step represents a rank or category. Since the category is a part of the overall taxonomic arrangement, it is known as the ‘taxonomic category’. Taxonomic studies of all known organisms have led to the formation of common categories. These include kingdom, phylum or division (for plants), class, order, family, genus and species.
To know the Taxonomic categories showing a hierarchical arrangement in ascending order, refer to the image at the end of the answer.
Now, let’s study what is order, and briefly learn about order primata.
‘Order’ is the aggregation of families which exhibit a few similar characters. Some examples of this are:
- Order Polemoniales include families like Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae. This categorisation is primarily based on floral characters.
- Order Primata comprises monkey, gorilla and gibbon (apes) and humans.

So, the correct answer is, ‘monkeys and man ’.

Note:
All categories together constitute the ‘taxonomic hierarchy’.
- Order Eulipotyphla includes shrews, moles, hedgehogs. This was initially called order Insectivora.
- Bats and vampires are included in the order Chiroptera.
- Horses and zebras come under order Perissodactyl.