AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

THE GENETICS OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following lists Linnaean taxomic grouping in the correct order from general to specific?
A
phylum, order, family, genus
B
kingdom, order, class, phylum
C
family, phylum, genus, species
D
class, order, species, genus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct sequence in ascending order is-species, genus, family, order, class, phylum or division, kingdom.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct sequence of classification is Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species.

Detailed explanation-3: -The classification system commonly used today is based on the Linnean system and has eight levels of taxa; from the most general to the most specific, these are domain, kingdom, phylum (plural, phyla), class, order, family, genus (plural, genera), and species.

Detailed explanation-4: -Following the domain level, the classification system reads from least specific to most specific in the following order: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.

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