Question

Classification is an important aspect of understanding and describing the many life forms on earth. In their classification scheme, biologists use different "ranks" that are more or less inclusive. Which of the following correctly lists these ranks from most to least inclusive? Group of answer choices a) phylum; class; genus; family; species b) class; order; family; genus; species c) order; class; family; genus; species d) kingdom; order; class; genus; species e) kingdom; domain; family; genus; species

Answer 1

Answer: a----phylum; class; genus; family; species

Step-by-step explanation:

A taxonomy developed by Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century is a hierarchical method for classifying and identifying different organisms since all organisms, both living and extinct, must be biologically classified into distinguished groups with other similar organisms for scientific naming. The two features of taxonomy system is the binomial nomenclature which provides a scientific name based on the organism's genus and species nomenclature and categorical classification which is the ordering of organisms into various categories based on their physical characteristics.

From the question, the correct order from the most to the least inclusive is phylum; class; genus; family; species

Answer 2

The correct answer is: b) class; order; family; genus; species

Step-by-step explanation:

The principal taxonomic levels are as follow: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species