In biological taxonomy, each category from kingdom to species reflects a distinct level of evolutionary relatedness.
在生物分类学中，从界到种的每个类别都反映了不同的进化亲缘关系水平。
The article begins by acknowledging that automation has eliminated many manufacturing jobs, but it spends the bulk of its length arguing that automation has also created new categories of employment in fields like robotics maintenance and software design.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “category”?
D — A group of things that are similar in some way. “category” means a group of things that are similar in some way.
Which word means “a group of things that are similar in some way”?
B — category. “category” means a group of things that are similar in some way.
category — a group of things that are similar in some way. In Chinese: 类别，种类.
category is pronounced /ˈkætəˌɡɔri/.
In biological taxonomy, each category from kingdom to species reflects a distinct level of evolutionary relatedness. (在生物分类学中，从界到种的每个类别都反映了不同的进化亲缘关系水平。)
class, group, type — all close in meaning to category (a group of things that are similar in some way).
Yes. category is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.