OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
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In the levels of classification, what contains a group of classes?
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family
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genus
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order
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phylum
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The phylum (plural, phyla) ranks below the kingdom and above the class in taxonomy. Scientists generally use the term phylum for archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, and animals, but they substitute the term division for plants. Organisms are classified in a phylum or division based largely on general body plan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phylum is a taxonomic ranking that comes third in the hierarchy of classification, after domain and kingdom. Organisms in a phylum share a set a characteristics that distinguishes them from organisms in another phylum.
Detailed explanation-3: -After kingdoms, the subsequent categories of increasing specificity are: phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
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