The Living World Theory Part 01 Ques11

Question: Which taxonomic category is the highest in the hierarchy of classification?

Options:

(A) Species

(B) Genus

(C) Family

(D) Kingdom

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Answer: D

Explanation:

(A) Incorrect. Species is the lowest taxonomic category.

(B) Incorrect. Genus is a higher category than species but not the highest.

(C) Incorrect. Family is higher than genus but not the highest.

(D) Correct. Kingdom is the highest taxonomic category in the hierarchy.