Question

Which is less general in characters as compared to genus

• A. Family
• B. Class
• C. Division
• D. Species

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Species

• The taxonomic hierarchy was introduced by Linnaeus. It is used to classify organisms into different categories. It includes the sequence of categories in a decreasing or increasing order from kingdom to species.
• The domain is the highest rank in the hierarchy followed by the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
• Species is the lowest rank in the hierarchy. It means species contain the least general characters as compared to other categories.
• Kingdom contains the most general characters of organisms under it.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.