Question

Taxonomic hierarchy refers to

• A. The stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of organisms
• B. A group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
• C. A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on the taxonomy of a species or group
• D. Classification of species based on fossil records

Answer 1

The correct option is A

The stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of organisms

Taxonomic hierarchy is the process of arranging various groups, class and other categories into successive levels of the biological classification in a sequence. It could be either in a decreasing or increasing order from kingdom to species or vice versa, respectively. The main taxa in the descending order of hierarchy are kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, species.