DENDROLOGY

TREE IDENTIFICATION

IDENTIFICATION KEYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Choose the correct order of taxa from LARGEST to SMALLEST
A
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom
B
Family, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Class, Order, Species, Genus
C
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
D
Phylum, Order, Species, Family, Genus, Kingdom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kingdom is the highest rank and species is the lowest rank. The correct sequence in ascending order is-species, genus, family, order, class, phylum or division, kingdom.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct sequence of the hierarchy of classification is given as: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kingdom is the higher category of taxonomic studies. Other major categories in descending order include phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. Taxon is a unit of classification and represents a category or rank in the hierarchy of classification. The largest taxon is the Kingdom.

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