Question

The meaning of taxon in the classification of animals

• A. A group of same family
• B. A group of animals on the basis of number of chromosomes
• C. A group of same type of animals
• D. A group of organism which is classified on the basis of similarities and dissimilarities

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

A group of organism which is classified on the basis of similarities and dissimilarities

A taxon is the group of organisms, that comes under a particular classification category on the basis of similarities and dissimilarities such as species, class genus etc. It is the key component of classification of the organism and each taxon consists the same type of organisms. Classification and nomenclature provides universal identification to the living

So, the correct answer is option D.