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Who introduced the hierarchy for organisms?


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The hierarchy of organisms:

  1. The hierarchy of categories refers to the concept of organizing taxonomic categories in declining order based on their links with other groups of organisms.
  2. Carolus Linnaeus developed this structure, which is known as the Linnaean hierarchy.
  3. He is known as the father of taxonomy.
  4. The Linnaean hierarchy is divided into seven major categories, which are as follows:

An example of a hierarchical classification of mango.

Kingdom Plantae
Division Angiospermae
Class Dicotyledonae
Order Sapindales
Family Anacardiaceae
Genus Mangifera
Species indica


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