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Which of the following statements is correct regarding taxonomic hierarchy?
A
Species is the highest category and kingdom is the lowest category.
B
As we move from species to kingdom, the number of common characteristics decreases.
C
As we move from species to kingdom, organisms become more similar.
D
Genus contains only one species in all cases.
Explanation
Taxonomic hierarchy is the arrangement of taxonomic categories in a definite sequence such as species, genus, family, order, class, phylum/division and kingdom. Species is the basic and lowest unit, while kingdom is the highest category. As we move from species to kingdom, the number of organisms included increases, but the number of shared/common characteristics decreases.
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