In the hierarchy of taxonomic categories, which term is used for plants instead of 'Phylum'?

Correct answer: Division

Correct answer: A, Division. Taxonomic ranks are used to arrange organisms according to shared characteristics. In animal classification, the rank between kingdom and class is commonly called phylum. In plant classification, the equivalent rank is commonly called division. The position of the rank is the important point: kingdom is above it, while class, order, family, genus and species are below it. B is wrong because class is a lower rank than phylum or division. C and D are still lower ranks and cannot replace the phylum-level category. “Division” does not mean that the plant body has been physically divided; it is simply the conventional taxonomic term for that rank in botany. Memory cue: animals have phylum; plants commonly have division.