Concept:In biological classification, the genus is the taxonomic rank just above the species rank.
Explanation:The scientific name of modern man is
Homo sapiens.
In binomial nomenclature, the first word always denotes the genus, and the second word denotes the species.
Therefore,
Homo is the genus, while
sapiens is the species.
Chordata represents the phylum, and Mammalia represents the class, both of which are higher categories than genus.
Since sapiens is only the species name, it cannot be the genus.
Hence, the genus into which man is classified is
Homo.
Answer:Option C – homo.