Class 11 Biology The Living World : NCERT Solutions for Question 11
Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an animal.
The arrangement of various taxa in a hierarchical order is called taxonomic hierarchy.
In this hierarchy, species is present at the lowest level whereas kingdom is present at the highest level.
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Kingdom ↑ Phylum or division ↑ Class ↑ Order ↑ Family ↑ Genus ↑ Species A Taxonomic hierarchy |
Classification of a plant
As an example, let us classify Solanum melongen a (Brinjal).
Kingdom – Plantae
Division – Angiospermae
Class – Dicotyledonae
Order – Solanales
Family – Solanaceae
Genus – Solanum
Species – melongen a
Classification of an animal
As an example, let us classify MAN
Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Chordata
Class – Mammalia
Order – Primate
Family – Hominidae
Genus – Homo
Species – Sapiens
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