Which category lies in between the genus and order in the classification of plants?

Species

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Class

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Family

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Kingdom

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Solution

The correct option is C Family
There are different categories which are used for hierarchical classification of the organisms. The sequence of the classification is the kingdom, division/phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. The family is the category which lies in between the genus and order in the classification of the plants.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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