Which of the Following Statements Shows the Correct Hierarchical Ordering

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements shows the correct hierarchical ordering of taxonomic levels in terms of increasing specificity?

• A) class, family, genus, kingdom, order, phylum, species
• B) genus, species order, family, kingdom, phylum, class
• C) kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• D) order, family, genus, species, kingdom, phylum, class
• E) phylum, class, order, kingdom, family, genus, species

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

A statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, representing the range within which the true population parameter is likely to lie with a certain degree of confidence.

Variance

A statistical measure that tells us how much a set of numbers is spread out; it's the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, determined from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Standard Deviation

A gauge for the level of variability or disparity within a set of data points.