Question

What is an example of a taxon?

Answer 1

Taxon:

1. A unit of biological classification or taxonomy that represents a rank is termed a taxon.
2. Taxon is a group of one or more populations that share some different characteristic features among the members of their group.
3. The taxonomical classification starts from species, genus, family, order, class, and phylum and ends at the kingdom.

Example:

1. The basic level of taxonomic classification starts from species and ends at the higher level (kingdom).
2. Species is a group of organisms having fundamental similarities .
3. One species can be distinguished from other closely related species based on the differences in morphology.