A group of organisms at any particular level in a classification system is called a _____.

phylum

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species

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taxon

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genus

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Solution

The correct option is C taxon
A group of organisms at any particular level of hierarchy in a classification system is called a taxon (pl.: taxa).

The taxa at different hierarchical levels are species, genus, family, order, class, phylum/division and kingdom.

So, the correct answer is option C.

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