Question

A group of organisms at any particular level in a classification system is called
A. Species
B. Genus
C. Taxon
D. Phylum

Answer 1

Hint: The study dealing with the classification of living organisms is called Taxonomy. Classification is the process of grouping similar organisms together. Taxonomic rank is a similar level of the group of organisms.

Complete answer: Taxonomic rank is also called a taxon. The term was established in the year 1948. The taxon is categorized into 8 ranks namely, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Domain- It is also called a super-kingdom. Highest taxonomic rank. Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya are three domains.
Kingdom- Second highest taxon after the domain. Linnaeus gave the two-kingdom system. But in 2015 a seven-kingdom system was introduced which includes Bacteria, Archaea, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia.
Phylum- Taxon just below the kingdom is known as a phylum. Followed by Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
Species-It is the smallest taxonomic rank. It is the basic unit of classification.
So, the correct answer to the given question is option C. Taxon.

Note: Carl Linnaeus is the father of taxonomy.
A group of organisms at any particular level in a classification system is called Taxon. Carl Linnaeus is the father of taxonomy.
While writing genus and species name there are certain rules one need to follow they are as below;
Genus names should always start with the capital alphabet.
Species names should always be written in small alphabets only.
Both names of genus and species should be in italics when typed and underlined separately when handwritten.
For example; Azadirachta indica is a botanical name for neem.