Question

A taxon is

• A. A group of related species
• B. A type of living organism
• C. A group of related families
• D. A taxonomic group of any ranking

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

A taxon is a taxonomic group of any rank. The term taxon is a collection of more than one population of the organisms or organism seen by the taxonomists for forming a unit. There are seven main taxonomic ranks: kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, species. So, the correct option is 'A taxonomic group of any ranking'.