Multiple choice

What is a taxon?

  1. A taxonomic group with specific position in hierarchy of classification

  2. Any taxonomic group irrespective of its position in hierarchy of classification

  3. A group of genera having many common characteristics

  4. A group of related families
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Explanation

A taxon (plural taxa; back-formation from taxonomy) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.

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