Question

Question 11 Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an animal.

Class XI Biology Chapter - The Living World Page 15

Answer 1

The arrangement of various taxa in a hierarchical order is called taxonomic hierarchy.
In this hierarchy, species is present at the lowest level whereas kingdom is present at the highest level.
Kingdom
↑
Phylum or division
↑
Class
↑
Order
↑
Family
↑
Genus
↑
Species
A Taxonomic hierarchy
Classification of a plant
As an example, let us classify Solanum melongen a (Brinjal).
Kingdom – Plantae
Division – Angiospermae
Class – Dicotyledonae
Order – Solanales
Family – Solanaceae
Genus – Solanum
Species – melongen a
Classification of an animal
As an example, let us classify MAN
Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Chordata
Class – Mammalia
Order – Primate
Family – Hominidae
Genus – Homo
Species – Sapiens