Question

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

Answer 1

$\huge\mathtt{\underline{Taxon}}$

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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Each unit or category of classification is temed 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.

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