Question

Define a taxon. What is meant by taxonomic hierarchy ? Give a flow diagram from the lowest to highest category for a plant and an animal. What happens to the number of individuals and numbers of shared characters as we go up the taxonomical hierarchy ?​

Answer 1

taxon is a group of organisms representing any level to category. For example, Sparrow, flatworm, lion, crocodile, etc.

taxonomic hierarchy is the system of arranging taxonomic categories in a descending order with species at the base.

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