Please answer this & explain.

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The correct answer is option (a)

Taxonomic hierarchy means that each category of taxonomy is arranged in hierarchical or step wise manner with kingdom occupying the top most position while species occupying the bottom-most position.

The different level in the hierarchy of classification is as follows:
  • Kingdom
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
These categories are arranged in the descending order from Kingdom to Species. This means that similarities between the organisms decrease as we go from the lowest rank (species) to the highest rank (kingdom). Genus is a group of species which have similarity with each other.

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b) family is the answer.
As we proceed from species to kingdom, the common characteristics between various organisms go on decreasing. therefore, after genus, family has the most common characteristics and is less general than genus.
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