In the five-kingdom classification, what is the order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific as represented by the mnemonic 'King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup'?

In the five-kingdom classification, what is the order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific as represented by the mnemonic 'King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup'?

• A. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• B. Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• C. Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
• D. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Answer: (A)

The order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific in the five-kingdom system is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. The mnemonic King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup matches this sequence, with each word standing for the first word of a rank in that order. In this system, the broadest category is the Kingdom, and the most specific is Species. Note that Domain sits above Kingdom in newer three-domain systems, but five-kingdom classification uses Kingdom as the starting broad category. For example, humans are classified as Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo, sapiens.

The order of taxonomic ranks from broadest to most specific in the five-kingdom system is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. The mnemonic King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup matches this sequence, with each word standing for the first word of a rank in that order. In this system, the broadest category is the Kingdom, and the most specific is Species.

Note that Domain sits above Kingdom in newer three-domain systems, but five-kingdom classification uses Kingdom as the starting broad category. For example, humans are classified as Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo, sapiens.