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Which of the following statements about the taxonomic hierarchy is incorrect?

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A genus may contain one or more related species. Order is ranked below family. Correct Related classes are grouped into a phylum in animals. Kingdom is the highest category described in the hierarchy.

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Order is ranked above family. The ascending hierarchy is species, genus, family, order, class, phylum or division and kingdom.

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