Class Rank in Biological Classification Quiz
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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?

  • 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?

  • Into orders
  • Into families
  • Into phyla
  • Into classes (correct)
  • What is the primary basis for the composition of each class in biological classification?

    <p>Subjective judgment of taxonomists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distinctive characteristic used historically to define a class in biological classification?

    <p>Distinct grade of organization and type of construction</p> Signup and view all the answers

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