Question

What is Phylum?

Answer 1

Phylum is a taxonomic ranking that comes third in the hierarchy of classification, after domain and kingdom. Organisms in a phylum share a set a characteristics that distinguishes them from organisms in another phylum. The qualities that group animals into a phylum have changed throughout scientific history, as better methods have arisen to determine how groups of animals are related.

Eg:

• Phylum Chordata
• Phylum Arthropoda
• Phylum Mollusca etc