A taxonomist is studying a newly discovered organism. They find it to be eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, with chitinous cell walls and exhibiting absorptive nutrition. Based solely on these characteristics, to which of the following taxonomic groups could the organism most precisely be assigned?
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Domain Eukarya
Class Ascomycetes
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Which of these represents the correct hierarchical sequence (from broader to narrower)?
Order, Class, Phylum
Class, Phylum, Order
Phylum, Class, Order
Order, Phylum, Class
A group of closely related species forms a:
Family
Order
Genus
Class
The basic unit of classification is:
Genus
Species
Family
Order
In the scientific name Homo sapiens, Homo represents the:
Species
Genus
Family
Order
A taxon is:
Specifically a group of species
Only used for plants
A group of organisms at any level of taxonomic hierarchy
Only used for animals
Which of the following taxonomic categories represents the highest level of diversity?
Phylum
Class
Kingdom
Order
Which taxonomic category includes related genera?
Order
Class
Family
Phylum
Which taxonomic category is just above the level of Family?
Genus
Class
Order
Phylum
Taxonomic studies consider a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities as a:
Genus
Family
Species
Order
