Biology PYQ 20 of 227 · Plant Kingdom & Classification

Which of the following is the correct order of plant species from higher to lower order?

  1. AOrder - Class - Phylum - Plant Kingdom
  2. BClass - Plant Kingdom - Phylum - Order
  3. CClass - Phylum - Order - Plant Kingdom
  4. DPlant Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order

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Correct answer: (d) Plant Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order

Explanation

Taxonomic ranks run from broadest to narrowest as Kingdom → Phylum (Division) → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species.

Plant Kingdom is the highest, most inclusive level, then Phylum, then Class, then Order.

Only the sequence Plant Kingdom – Phylum – Class – Order follows higher to lower.

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