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Assertion complexity of classification increases from kingdom to species.
Reason: Common characters decrease from kingdom to species.

A

If both Assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation o the assertion.

B

if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

if both assertion and reason are false.

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Higher the category, greater is the difficult of determining the relationship to other taxa at the same level. Hence, the problem of classification becomes more complex. Complexity of classification decreases from kingdom to species.
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