Identify the correct sequence of taxa in Linnaean hierarchy.
Species, genus, family, order, class
Class, family, species, genus, order
Species, genus, phylum, family, class
Phylum, class, family, species, order
A
Species, genus, phylum, family, class
B
Class, family, species, genus, order
C
Phylum, class, family, species, order
D
Species, genus, family, order, class
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The taxa are the hierarchical ranks which are used for the classification of the organisms. In biological classification, rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a taxonomic hierarchy. The correct sequence of groups from most to least inclusive is Kingdom- Phylum- Class- Order- Family- Genus-Species.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.
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