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Starting from class, species comes before genus


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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False
  1. The hierarchical order in taxonomy is- kingdom, phylum/division, class, order, family, genus, species.
  2. Kingdom is the highest hierarchical order in taxonomy.
  3. After kingdom next taxon is phylum or division.
  4. In class, there are more similarities between the members than in phylum.
  5. Next taxon after class is order.
  6. Families are characterized on the basis of vegetative and reproductive feature.
  7. After family there is genus. Few genus together make a family.
  8. The last taxon is species which is the lowest taxonomic hierarchy.

Final answer:

The given statement is false.


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