The category of the family lies between:

genus and species

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order and genus

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phylum and genus

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kingdom and class

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Solution

The correct option is B order and genus
There are 7 obligate taxonomic categories in the descending order of hierarchy - Kingdom, Division/Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Of these, the kingdom is the largest category and species is in the smallest. The category family lies between the order and genus.

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In taxonomic hierarchy family comes between

(a) Class and Order
(b) Order and Genus
(c) Genus and Species
(d) Division and Class

Consider the following taxonomic categories

(1) Class (2) Genus (3) Family (4) Order (5) Species (6) Division

In which of the following options, the above categories are arranged in ascending order?

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