Taxonomic Hierarchy & Subcategories — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptThe taxonomic categories from species to kingdom have been shown in ascending order starting with species in These are broad categories. However, taxonomists have also developed sub-categories in this hierarchy to facilitate more sound and scientific placement of various taxa.
Arrange the following taxonomic categories in the correct ascending order, starting from the lowest rank: Species, Kingdom, Order, Genus, Phylum, Class, Family
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Correct answer: A — Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class → Phylum → Kingdom
The core concept here is the hierarchical arrangement of taxonomic categories. The NCERT clearly outlines the standard taxonomic hierarchy. According to the NCERT (Figure 1.1 and accompanying text), the taxonomic categories from species to kingdom in ascending order are: Species (lowest category) Genus Family Order Class Phylum (or Division for plants) Kingdom (highest category) Let's evaluate the given options: A. Species → Genus → Family → Order → Class → Phylum → Kingdom: This matches the correct ascending order as per NCERT. B. Genus → Species → Family → Order → Class → Phylum → Kingdom: This is incorrect as Genus is placed before Species. C. Species → Genus → Order → Family → Class → Phylum → Kingdom: This is incorrect as Order is placed before Family. D. Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order → Family → Genus → Species: This represents the descending order, not ascending. The final answer is A because it correctly arranges the taxonomic categories in ascending order, from the lowest rank (Species) to the highest rank (Kingdom), as described in the NCERT.
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