NEET 1990 · Class 11

The Living World

23. Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy/classification is

  1. (A)species
  2. (B)kingdom
  3. (C)family
  4. (D)variety

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Verbatim line

All organisms, including those in the plant and animal kingdoms have species as the lowest category.

Chapter
The Living World
Section
1.2 Taxonomic Categories
Page
5
Words matched
16 of 16

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75, emb=0.9925, combined=0.8955). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'species as the lowest category', which directly matches the MCQ's requirement for the 'basic unit or smallest taxon'.

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