How many categories are present in the hierarchy of an organism?
How many categories are present in the hierarchy of an organism?
The hierarchy of an organism:
- The hierarchy of categories refers to the concept of organizing taxonomic categories in declining order based on their links with other groups of organisms.
- Carolus Linnaeus developed this structure, which is known as the Linnaean hierarchy.
- The Linnaean hierarchy consists of seven main categories.
An example of a hierarchical classification of humans.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Hominidae
Genus Homo
Species sapiens
The hierarchy of an organism:
- The hierarchy of categories refers to the concept of organizing taxonomic categories in declining order based on their links with other groups of organisms.
- Carolus Linnaeus developed this structure, which is known as the Linnaean hierarchy.
- The Linnaean hierarchy consists of seven main categories.
An example of a hierarchical classification of humans.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Hominidae
Genus Homo
Species sapiens
