Taxonomic hierarchy refers to

Options

A. Stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of plants and animals
B. A group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of plants and animals
C. A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on taxonomy of a species or group
D. Classification of a species based on fossil record

Answer

A

Explanation

Taxonomic Hierarchy Categories were also introduced by Linnaeus. They are also known as Linnaean hierarchy. It is defined as sequence of categories in a decreasing or increasing order from kingdom to species and vice versa.