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Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierar
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Biology

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Chapter 1: The Living World

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Given below is the scientific name of Mango. Identify the correctly written name.
Mangifera Indica or Mangifera indica?
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Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels?
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Can you identify the correct sequence of taxonomical categories?
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Chapter 2: Biological Classification

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Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom

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Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

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Chapter 5: Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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Chapter 7: Structural Organization in Animals

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Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life

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Chapter 9: Biomolecules

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Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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Chapter 11: Transport in Plants

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Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition

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Chapter 13: Photosysnthesis in Higher Plants

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Chapter 14: Respiration in Plants

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Chapter 15: Plant Growth and Development

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Chapter 16: Digestion and Absorption

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Chapter 17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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Chapter 18: Body Fluids and Circulation

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Chapter 19: Excretory Products and their Elimination

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Chapter 20: Locomotion and Movement

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Chapter 21: Neural Control and Coordination

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Chapter 22: Chemical Coordination and Integration

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A particular level of hierarchy in the classification of living beings is called as a taxon. A taxon is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.
For example, the basic level of classification is species, followed by genus, family, order, class, phylum or division, in ascending order. The highest level of classification is known as a kingdom. So each of these categories can be called as a taxon.
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Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels?
Updated OnNov 4, 2023
TopicThe Living World
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