What is a taxon? Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with a suitable example?
CLASS - XI BIOLOGY (The Living World)
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TAXON- taxon is a group or a rank. such as:family, class,..etc
TAXONOMICAL HIERARCHY WITH EXAMPLES--
1)KINGDOM-kingdom plantae, kingdom animalia
2)PHYLUM--fishes, amphibians, birds
3)CLASS--order primate comprising monkey , gorilla and gibbon is placed in class mammalia.
4) ORDER--plant families like solanaceae, convolvulaceae
5)FAMILY--genus Panthera , comprising lion,leopard is put along with genus, felis(cats) in family
6)GENUS--potato and brinjal are two different species but both belongs to the genus Solonace
7) SPECIES -- human beings (homo sapiens) ...... :)
TAXONOMICAL HIERARCHY WITH EXAMPLES--
1)KINGDOM-kingdom plantae, kingdom animalia
2)PHYLUM--fishes, amphibians, birds
3)CLASS--order primate comprising monkey , gorilla and gibbon is placed in class mammalia.
4) ORDER--plant families like solanaceae, convolvulaceae
5)FAMILY--genus Panthera , comprising lion,leopard is put along with genus, felis(cats) in family
6)GENUS--potato and brinjal are two different species but both belongs to the genus Solonace
7) SPECIES -- human beings (homo sapiens) ...... :)
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