Question

Arrange the following taxonomic categories in their hierarchical order from highest to lowest (left to right): Genus, Family, Class, Order, Phylum.

• A. Phylum, Order, Class, Genus, Family
• B. Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus
• C. Order, Phylum, Class, Family, Genus
• D. Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus

Hint:

Remember the hierarchy using the mnemonic: \emph{King Philip Came Over For Good Soup}.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Biological classification arranges organisms into hierarchical categories based on similarities.
Step 2: The correct descending order from highest to lowest is: \[ \text{Kingdom}>\text{Phylum}>\text{Class}>\text{Order}>\text{Family}>\text{Genus}>\text{Species}. \]
Step 3: From the given categories, the correct order is: \[ \text{Phylum}>\text{Class}>\text{Order}>\text{Family}>\text{Genus}. \] Hence, option (d) is correct.