Question

Write a brief note on taxonomic categories (K).

Answer 1

1. The various grouping levels or ranks in classification are known as taxonomic categories.
2. The levels or groups are known as a taxon.
3. A taxon refers to a group of similar and genetically related individuals having certain characters different from other groups.
   
4. There are basically, seven major categories like kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

• Kingdom- The kingdom is the highest category in biological classification. It is a group of closely related organisms.
• Phylum- is a level of classification below Kingdom and above Class.
• Class- is a group of related orders.
• Order- is a group of related families which exhibit a few similar characters.
  
• Family- is a group of the related genus.
• Genus- is a group of related living things (as plants or animals) that ranks below the family.
• Species- is a group of actually or potentially inbreeding population reproductively isolated from other such groups. It is the lowest taxonomic characteristics.