A group of plants or animals with similar traits of any rank is

Species

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Genus

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Order

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Taxon

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Solution

The correct option is B Taxon
Each unit or category of classification is termed as a taxon. It represents a rank. All the organism belonging to a similar taxon share similar traits. For example, the basic level of classification is species, followed by genus, family, order, class, phylum or division, in ascending order.
So, the correct option is 'Taxon'.

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Genus represents

(a) an individual plant or animal

(b) a collection of plants or animals

(d) None of the above

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