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As per your syllabus, what is an ORDER in taxonomy?

AAn individual organism
BThe assemblage of related FAMILIES that exhibit a few similar characters
CA single species
DA kingdom
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The assemblage of related FAMILIES that exhibit a few similar characters
As per your syllabus, order = related families. Higher than family, lower than class.
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