Question

what is the hierarchy for classification of living organisms

Answer 1

Hierarchy. In biology, hierarchy refers to the taxonomical classification of living organisms in successive levels of complexity. The kingdom is the highest rank in such a classification while species is the lowest

Answer 2

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◆ Taxonomic Hierarchy -

• Taxonomic hierarchy was first proposed by Linaeus.
• Taxonomic hierarchy is the arrangement of categories of classification in decreasing/increasing order from kingdom to species.
• According to this various categories of classification in descending order are ranked as follows -

1. Domain
2. Kingdom
3. Phyllum
4. Class
5. Order
6. Family
7. Genus
8. Species

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