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6. Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels.

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Taxon refers to a particular level of hierarchy in the classification of living beings. Examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels are species, genus, order, family, phylum, and kingdom. 

Kingdom:

The kingdom represents the highest classification level, further divided into subgroups across different tiers

Phylum:

This level of classification comes next and is more specific than the kingdom.

Class:

Class was the broadest rank in the taxonomic hierarchy before the introduction of phyla.

Order:

Order is more specific than class.

Family:

This level of the taxonomic hierarchy includes several genera that have some similarities.

Genus:

A genus is typically made up of a group of similar species

Species:

It is the most specific level in the taxonomic hierarchy.

 

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Taxon is the one or more groups of organisms

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