Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 18, Classification - Assessment - 18.1 Finding Order in Diversity - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 532: 4

Answer

a.

Work Step by Step

Option b. is incorrect. A species is the smallest taxonomic category in classifying organisms according to Linnaeus's system. Option c. is incorrect. Orders contain several families. Option d. is incorrect. Several genera belong to a family. Option a. is correct. A class is composed of several orders.
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