‘Taxa’ differs from “taxon” due to: - Vidyadip

MCQ

‘Taxa’ differs from “taxon” due to:

A
This being a higher taxonomic category than taxon.
B
This being the lower taxonomic category than taxon.
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This being the singular of taxon.
D
This being the singular of taxon.

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Answer

Correct option: C.

This being the singular of taxon.

Each category, referred to as a unit of classification, in fact, represents a rank and is commonly termed as taxon (pl. taxa).

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