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What is the rank of class in biological classification?
What is the rank of class in biological classification?
- Between order and family
- Between family and genus
- Between kingdom and phylum
- Between phylum and order (correct)
Who first introduced the class as a distinct rank of biological classification?
Who first introduced the class as a distinct rank of biological classification?
- Gregor Mendel
- Carl Linnaeus
- Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (correct)
- Charles Darwin
How did Carl Linnaeus divide all three of his kingdoms of Nature in the first edition of his Systema Naturae?
How did Carl Linnaeus divide all three of his kingdoms of Nature in the first edition of his Systema Naturae?
- Into orders
- Into families
- Into phyla
- Into classes (correct)
What is the primary basis for the composition of each class in biological classification?
What is the primary basis for the composition of each class in biological classification?
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What is the distinctive characteristic used historically to define a class in biological classification?
What is the distinctive characteristic used historically to define a class in biological classification?
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