Define a taxon. Give some examples of ta | Class 11 Biology Chapter The Living World, The Living World NCERT Solutions

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Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels.

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Each unit or category of classification is termed as a taxon. It represents a rank. For example, the basic level of classification is species, followed by genus, family, order, class, phylum or division, in ascending order. The highest level of classification is known as kingdom. So each of these categories can be called as a taxon.

Phylum/Division	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Species
1. Seed Plant	Flowering Plant	Yeast	Orchid	Citrus	Banyan
2. Green Alga	Fern	Mushroom	Grass	Eucalyptus	Neem
3. Flatworm	Insect	Spider	Bear	Crow	Tiger
4. Roundworm	Bird	Lizard	Elephant	Wolf	Dog

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shivaay
2021-08-28 20:39:21

taxonomy is only unit of classification in the fact represent rank and a commonly termed as taxon

yash
2021-05-03 13:14:28

bravo answers. thanks a lot

Samreen
2021-02-17 12:20:24

Thank you saral study for this simple answer

vishnupriyaa
2020-07-16 14:09:21

thanks saralstudy for a clear and easiest explanation

Seiles Khumancha
2019-11-28 18:32:22

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2019-08-06 15:58:16

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2019-08-06 15:57:44

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2019-08-06 15:57:12

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