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Which of the following is a taxon?
Which of the following is a taxon?
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Solution
The correct option is D All of the above
- Taxon represents taxonomic group of any rank. Each individual belongs to a hierarchy of taxa which are assigned taxonomic ranks. The seven essential ranks of taxa in descending order are kingdom, division/phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.
- Name of a species refers to group of potentially interbreeding, morphologically similar individuals.
- A genus is a taxonomic rank that constitutes single species of monophyletic group of species that share a sum total of characters, though they cannot interbreed.
- A group of closely related classes, that share some common morphological features but are reproductively incompatible, constitutes a phylum.
- Thus, names of species, genus and phylum represent taxa of a particular hierarchy which makes option D correct.
- Taxon represents taxonomic group of any rank. Each individual belongs to a hierarchy of taxa which are assigned taxonomic ranks. The seven essential ranks of taxa in descending order are kingdom, division/phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.
- Name of a species refers to group of potentially interbreeding, morphologically similar individuals.
- A genus is a taxonomic rank that constitutes single species of monophyletic group of species that share a sum total of characters, though they cannot interbreed.
- A group of closely related classes, that share some common morphological features but are reproductively incompatible, constitutes a phylum.
- Thus, names of species, genus and phylum represent taxa of a particular hierarchy which makes option D correct.
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