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The Kingdoms — Quiz

Question 5 • TPS EdX Biology

Which of these lists the order of taxonomic levels from the largest to the smallest group?

Answer
A
domain, kingdom, class, order, family, phylum, genus, species
B
species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain
C
class, family, order, domain, kingdom, phylum, genus, species
D
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Explanation

Taxonomic groups go from broadest to most specific in this order: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Choice D lists the levels in that order. Choice A puts class before phylum, which reverses those two levels.

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