Question

Animals, dogs, and mammals represent

• A. Taxa at different levels.
• B. Taxonomic hierarchy.
• C. Taxa at an equivalent level.
• D. Categories at an equivalent level.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Taxa at different levels.

The correct option is A.

Explanation for the correct option:

1. The taxa, or tiers, of Linnaeus' hierarchical classification system, are seven.
2. The greatest to the smallest units are Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.
3. The Kingdom is the taxonomic group that is the broadest and most encompassing.
4. The members of the Kingdom Animalia are frequently referred to as animals.
5. Mammals are members of the Vertebrate class “Mammalia.”
6. Dogs are also carnivorous mammals (Order Carnivora).

Explanation for the incorrect options:

Option B:

1. The practice of classifying distinct organisms into progressively higher biological categories in either a decreasing or an increasing order, from kingdoms to species, and vice versa, is known as a taxonomic hierarchy.
2. Animals, dogs, and mammals represent taxa at different levels.

Option C:

1. Animals, dogs, and mammals represent taxa at different levels but not taxa at an equivalent level.
2. Animals - Kingdom Animalia, Mammals- Class Mammalia, and Dogs- Order Carnivora.

Option D:

Animals, dogs, and mammals do not represent categories at an equivalent level. But they represent taxa at different levels.

Final answer: Animals, dogs, and mammals represent taxa at different levels.