Is the Broadest Taxonomic Category?

The broadest category in the Linnaean system

Linnaean system
In the taxonomy of Linnaeus there are three kingdoms, divided into classes, and they, in turn, into orders, genera (singular: genus), and species (singular: species), with an additional rank lower than species. a term for rank-based classification of organisms, in general.
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is the kingdom.

What are the taxonomic categories in order from broadest to smallest?

The current taxonomic system now has eight levels in its hierarchy, from lowest to highest, they are: species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain.

Which term represents the broadest category for classifying organisms?

Linnaeus developed the following levels of classification, from the broadest category to the most specific: kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species.

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