What is the smallest unit of classification?

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(A) In the taxonomic hierarchy,the classification system is organized into various ranks or categories. The hierarchy starts from the largest category

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Species

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(A) In the taxonomic hierarchy,the classification system is organized into various ranks or categories. The hierarchy starts from the largest category,Kingdom,and descends to the smallest,most fundamental unit,which is Species. Species is defined as a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities capable of interbreeding. Therefore,Species is the basic and smallest unit of classification.

Column $I$	Column $II$
$A$. Taxon	$I$. Basic unit of classification
$B$. Species	$II$. $A$ taxonomic group of any rank
$C$. Phylum	$III$. Division is the same category in case of plants.
$D$. Genus	$IV$. Category identified based on the aggregates of characters
$E$. Order	$V$. Group of related species

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