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what is taxon. give some example of taxa of different hierarchical level​

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Answered by Anonymous
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\huge\mathtt{\underline{Taxon}}

A taxon is a level of hierarchy in the system of classify organisms.

Following are the hierarchical levels .

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

\huge\mathtt{\underline{Class}}

It is a taxonomical hierarchy higher than order and lower than phylum. Class includes related to orders of the organisms.

Ex:- Presence of notochord in mammals.

\huge\mathtt{\underline{Phylum}}

It is a taxonomical hierarchy below Kingdom and above class. It is a taxon with one or more classes organisms with similar characteristics.

\huge\mathtt{\underline{Family}}

It has a group of related genera with still less number of similarities as compared to genus and species.

Ex:- Fox and dog belongs to the same family. It is a group of entities below order and above genus.

\huge\mathtt{\underline{Order}}

It is a tax on below higher than family and lower than class. Order being a higher category is the assemblable of families which exhibit a few similar characters.

\huge\mathtt{\underline{Genus}}

It comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to spaces of other genera.

Ex:- Lion, tiger and leopard are classified under genus Panthera. It is above species and below family.

Answered by Diksha12341
6

Explanation:

Each unit or category of classification is termed as a taxon . It represented 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 Species Bear Crow Tiger

4 . Roundworm Bird Lizard Elephant Wolf Dog

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