Question

The taxonomic unit phylum in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchical level of classification of plants?

Answer 1

The seven obligate taxonomic categories in the descending order of taxonomic hierarchy are kingdom, division/phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

Phylum includes a group of related classes and is a classification level of the animal kingdom whereas division is the alternative classification level to the phylum in the kingdom of Plantae.

So, the correct answer is option C.