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The taxonomic unit "Phylum in the classi...

The taxonomic unit "Phylum in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchial level in classification of plants.  
(A) Class
(B) Order
(C) Division
(D) Family

A

Class

B

Order

C

Division

D

Family

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C
Phylum/Division is a taxonomic category higher than that of Class and lower than that of Kingdom. The term Phylum is used for animals while the term Division is used for plants. A Division or Phylum is formed of one or more classes. The Phylum Chordata of animals contains various classes such as Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Cyclostomata, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Mammalia, etc. The Division Angiospermae of plants consists of two classes Dicotyledoneae and Monocotyledoneae.
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