The various taxonomic categories (genera,classes,etc. )of the hierarchical classification system differ from each other on the basis of
A)how widely the organisms assigned to each are distributed throughout the environment.
B)their inclusiveness.
C)the relative genome sizes of the organisms assigned to each.
D)morphological characters that are applicable to all organisms.

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The taxonomic categories differ from each other based on their inclusiveness. Each category includes more specific groups as you move down the hierarchy. For example, a class contains multiple orders, which contain multiple families, etc. This creates a nested, hierarchical structure of increasing specificity. The other options (A, C, and D) are not accurate descriptions of the basis for taxonomic categories.

The Various Taxonomic Categories (Genera,classes,etc