Question

An order is subdivided into several _____. divisions classes families species

Answer 1

An order is subdivided into several families.

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Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer for the fill in the blank is  families.

There are eight hierarchical categories used to classify organisms. Order is one of the hierarchical categories used in classifying organisms. It is subdivided into several families. It means that families occupy lower place  in the taxonomic categories.

Example- Grasses belong to the order Poales and it belongs to one of its families, which is called Poaceae.