The various taxonomic levels (viz, 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)the body sizes of the organisms assigned to each.
C)their inclusiveness.
D)the relative genome sizes of the organisms assigned to each.
E)morphological characters that are applicable to all organisms.

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The taxonomic levels differ from each other on the basis of their inclusiveness, i.e., how many organisms are included in each level. For example, a class includes multiple orders, while an order includes multiple families, and so on. The other options (A, B, D, and E) are not accurate descriptions of the basis for differences between taxonomic levels.

The Various Taxonomic Levels (Viz, Genera, Classes, Etc