Consider the following option arranged according to classification.....
(A) Order
(B) Family
(C) Species
(D) Genus
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B), (D), (C)
In biological classification the ranks go from the broadest group to the narrowest: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Each rank is a group of the ranks below it:
(A) Order — a group of related families (cats and dogs both belong to the order Carnivora)
(B) Family — a group of related genera (Felidae, the cat family)
(D) Genus — a group of closely related species (Panthera: lion, tiger, leopard)
(C) Species — the basic unit: organisms that can interbreed (Panthera leo, the lion)