Taxonomy is a classification study or organisms according to different characteristics. According to taxonomic studies, the order primates is composed of 16 families, 72 genera, and 240 species. Option D.
What is taxonomy?
Taxonomy is the study of different organisms and their classification into categories.
Classification is done according to their morphological and molecular characteristics and their evolutionary relationships.
A binomial name is assigned to each organism.
Which are the categories into which organisms are classified?
- Domains are the highest taxonomic category in which living beings can be grouped or divided. There are three domains: archaea, bacteria, and eukarya.
- Kingdom: Includes different phyla closely related. The bacteria domain includes the Eubacteria kingdom. The archaea domain includes the archaebacteria kingdom. Finally, the eukarya domain is divided into four kingdoms: Protist, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
- Phylum: Includes different classes closely related.
- Class: Includes different orders closely relates.
- Order: Includes different families closely related
- Family: Includes different genera closely relates
- Genus: Includes many species.
In the case of the order primates, we can find 16 families, 72 genera, and 240 species.
The correct option is D.
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