Question
Question: In the current taxonomic system, families are grouped into A. Classes B. Phyla C. Orders D. ...
In the current taxonomic system, families are grouped into
A. Classes
B. Phyla
C. Orders
D. Divisions
E. Kingdoms
Solution
As we know that in biology, taxonomy is a scientific analysis centered on common characteristics to name, identify and classify classes of biological species. Organisms are classified into taxa and a taxonomic rank is assigned to these groups; groups of a given rank may be aggregated to create a higher-ranking super group, thereby establishing a hierarchy of taxonomy. In modern use the principal ranks are domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
Complete answer:
We have to remember that the families are divided into orders in the current taxonomic system.
The order in biological classification is:
A taxonomic rank that is used and accepted by the nomenclature codes in the classification of species. Life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus and species are other well-known grades, with the order fitting between class and family.
Kingdom is the highest level in the classification of plants. Derivation of the kingdom is known as phylum. Similarities of phylum are known as classes. It is possible to add an immediately higher rank, super-order, directly above order, whereas a lower rank will be suborder.
For e.g., the Juglans (walnut) and Hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae (or walnut family), which is located in the order of the Fagales. A novel study of the variation patterns in a single taxon is a taxonomic examination.
Hence, the correct answer is option (C).
Note: We must know that in searching and cataloguing classifications and their documents, modern taxonomy uses database technology. There are extensive databases such as the Catalogue of Life, which aims to list all known animals, but there is no widely used database. As of April 2016 , the catalogue identified 1.64 million species for all realms. It alleges that more than three quarters of the estimated organisms known to modern science are covered.