What is formed by a group of related genera?

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(D) In biological classification,the taxonomic hierarchy follows a specific order: Species $\rightarrow$ Genus $\rightarrow$ Family $\rightarrow$ Orde

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(D) In biological classification,the taxonomic hierarchy follows a specific order: Species $\rightarrow$ Genus $\rightarrow$ Family $\rightarrow$ Order $\rightarrow$ Class $\rightarrow$ Phylum $\rightarrow$ Kingdom.According to this hierarchy,a group of related genera (plural of genus) is placed together in a higher taxonomic category known as a Family.For example,the genera $Panthera$ (lion,tiger,leopard) and $Felis$ (cat) are grouped together in the family $Felidae$.

Column-$I$ (Biological name)	Column-$II$ (Class)
$A$. Homo sapiens	$I$. Dicotyledonae
$B$. Musca domestica	$II$. Mammalia
$C$. Mangifera indica	$III$. Monocotyledonae
$D$. Triticum aestivum	$IV$. Insecta

List-$I$	List-$II$
$A$. Family	$I$. Sapindales
$B$. Genus	$II$. Dicotyledonae
$C$. Class	$III$. Anacardiaceae
$D$. Phylum	$IV$. Angiospermae
$E$. Order	$V$. Mangifera

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Match column-$I$ with column-$II$ and choose the correct option.

Column-$I$ (Biological name) Column-$II$ (Class)

$A$. Homo sapiens $I$. Dicotyledonae

$B$. Musca domestica $II$. Mammalia

$C$. Mangifera indica $III$. Monocotyledonae

$D$. Triticum aestivum $IV$. Insecta

Which of the following is incorrect $w.r.t.$ Species?

Match List-$I$ with List-$II$.
List-$I$ List-$II$
$A$. Family $I$. Sapindales
$B$. Genus $II$. Dicotyledonae
$C$. Class $III$. Anacardiaceae
$D$. Phylum $IV$. Angiospermae
$E$. Order $V$. Mangifera

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Carolus Linnaeus is known as the father of taxonomy primarily due to which of his contributions?

What is a group of species that share a common ancestor called?

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