Please Select the False Statement Regarding Taxonomic Hierarchy

question 31

Multiple Choice

Please select the False statement regarding taxonomic hierarchy.

• A) A species is a group of closely related strains or an organism; it is the basic unit of taxonomy.
• B) A genus is a collection of related species.
• C) A phylum is a collection of similar classes; it may also be called a division.
• D) A domain is a collection of similar kingdoms; there are three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Animalia.
• E) A kingdom is a group of several phyla or divisions; a collection of similar kingdoms makes up a domain.

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Definitions:

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