Which of the following is the correct sequence in the taxonomic hierarchy, from highest to lowest?
- AOrder → Class → Family → Genus
- BFamily → Order → Phylum → Class
- CClass → Phylum → Order → Genus
- DPhylum → Class → Order → Family
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Correct answer: (d) Phylum → Class → Order → Family
Explanation
The ranks of classification, from the highest to the lowest, are:
Kingdom → Phylum (or Division in plants) → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species.
For example, the dog: kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Canidae, genus *Canis*, species *Canis familiaris*. So phylum → class → order → family is the correct sequence.