Question

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

• A. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species
• B. Species, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family and genus
• C. Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum and kingdom
• D. Kingdom, phylum, order, class, family, genus and species

Answer 1

The correct option is A Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species

$\bullet$ The correct descending sequence of taxonomic categories, also known as the taxonomic hierarchy is kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus and species.
Phylum/ division is below kingdom and above class.
$\bullet$ The main difference between phylum and division is that, phylum is a classification level of animal kingdom, whereas division is the alternative classification level to phylum in kingdom Plantae and Fungi.