Seven (Orders/families/classes) Represent the Highest Level of Taxonomic Rank Used

question 37

Short Answer

Seven (orders/families/classes) represent the highest level of taxonomic rank used in classifying viruses.

---

Definitions:

U-Shaped Valley

A type of valley formed by the erosive action of glaciers, characterized by its U-shaped cross-section.

Lateral Moraine

A deposit of debris along the sides of a glacier, formed from the accumulation of material eroded from the valley walls.

Terminal Moraine

A terminal moraine is a type of moraine that forms at the end of a glacier, marking the furthest advance of the glacier, and consists of a ridge of debris that was transported and deposited by the ice.

Drumlins

Elongated hills formed by glacial ice acting on underlying debris, oriented in the direction of ice movement.