Question

Which is the lowest category in taxonomic categories

Answer 1

Species is the lowest category in taxonomic categories.

Answer 2

Answer :

Species is the category in taxonomic categories.

Taxonomic categories -

• Each taxonomic group can also be called as a rank or a Taxon.

• There are 7 taxonomic categories in total.

• The lowest taxonomic category is species.

• The highest taxonomic category is kingdom.

• Two organisms which have same species have most of the characters common.

• Two organisms which are of different kingdoms, like - Plantae and Animalia, have no characters in common.

Species -

• It is the lowest taxon.

• Species are a group of similar organisms which can interbreed within themselves and produce a fertile offspring.

• Two organisms of same species share common characters.

• They may have some morphological differences.