Question

What is the hierarchy for classification of living organism?

Answer 1

Answer:

Classification is grouping of organisms on the basis of their form, structure and mode of living. The grouping of related organisms helps us in studying their evolutionary relationships.

The hierarchical classification of animals can be represented as the following

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species.

Here, the basic unit of classification is species.

For example, the main characteristics for classification of animals include:

*Cellular or tissue levelof body organization

*Body symmetry

*Type of body cavitycalled ascoelom

*Presence or absence of segmentation

*Presence or absence of a backbone.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is a system of grouping things according to a hierarchy or levels and orders.

Levels of hierarchy of classification are :-

kingdoms

phylum

class

order

family

genus

species