Question

What is the correct descending sequence of the hierarchy of classification?

• A. Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species
• B. Species, Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family and Genus.
• C. Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Division and Kingdom.
• D. Kingdom, Division, Order, Class, Family, Genus and Species.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species

The correct descending sequence of taxonomic categories, also known as the taxonomic hierarchy is Kingdom, Phylum or Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species. The higher ranks give a more general description. Description of life forms becomes more specific as we descend down the hierarchy.