Question

Basic unit or smallest taxon of taxonomy/ classification is

(a) species

(b) kingdom

(c) family

(d) variety.

Answer 1

Answer:- Option (a)

Explanation:- Taxamonic heirarchy is the arrangement of classification of organisms taxanomically. The taxanomic heirarchy consists of eight levels. The broadest level i.e., domain broadly classifies eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Further, each domain is classified into kingdom, for eg, domain eukarya includes kingdom animalia, plantae, fungi etc. The classification further narrows down to species. The levels starting from the broadest (largest) to narrowest (smallest) is as follows -

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species.