Please select the False statement regarding taxonomic hierarchy.
A) A species is a group of closely related strains or an organism; it is the basic unit of taxonomy.
B) A genus is a collection of related species.
C) A phylum is a collection of similar classes; it may also be called a division.
D) A domain is a collection of similar kingdoms; there are three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Animalia.
E) A kingdom is a group of several phyla or divisions; a collection of similar kingdoms makes up a domain.

Question

Please select the False statement regarding taxonomic hierarchy.
A) A species is a group of closely related strains or an organism; it is the basic unit of taxonomy.
B) A genus is a collection of related species.
C) A phylum is a collection of similar classes; it may also be called a division.
D) A domain is a collection of similar kingdoms; there are three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Animalia.
E) A kingdom is a group of several phyla or divisions; a collection of similar kingdoms makes up a domain.

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The statement "A domain is a collection of similar kingdoms; there are three domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Animalia" is false. A domain is the highest level of taxonomic hierarchy and includes multiple kingdoms. The three domains are Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, which includes multiple kingdoms such as Animalia, Plantae, and Fungi.

Please Select the False Statement Regarding Taxonomic Hierarchy