Question

Identify the correct sequence of taxa in Linnaean hierarchy.

• A. Species, genus, family, order, class
• B. Class, family, species, genus, order
• C. Phylum, class, family, species, order
• D. Species, genus, phylum, family, class

Answer 1

The correct option is A Species, genus, family, order, class

The taxa are the hierarchical ranks which are used for the classification of the organisms. In biological classification, rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a taxonomic hierarchy. The correct sequence of groups from most to least inclusive is Kingdom- Phylum- Class- Order- Family- Genus-Species.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.