NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The general taxonomic classification of organisms is as follows: Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Levels of Classification. 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-3: -Class: This taxonomic category includes related orders. Class Mammalia includes orders such as Primata and Carnivora. Phylum/Division: The term phylum is used in the case of animals. For plants, we use the term division. Kingdom: It is the highest category in the system of classification.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phylum (plural: phyla) is the next rank after kingdom; it is more specific than kingdom, but less specific than class. There are 35 phyla in the kingdom Animalia, including Chordata (all organisms with a dorsal nerve cord), Porifera (sponges), and Arthropoda (arthropods).

Detailed explanation-5: -The major ranks: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species, applied to the red fox, Vulpes vulpes. The hierarchy of biological classification’s eight major taxonomic ranks.