Taxa or Taxonomic Category and  Taxonomic Hierarchy

Taxa or Taxonomic Category

The groups in to which organisms are classified are called taxonomic category or taxa.

 Taxonomic hierarchy

Taxa form a ladder called taxonomic hierarchy.

kingdom

It is a largest taxa formed by related phyla.

 phylum

It is a group of related classes.

 class

It is a group of related orders.

Order

It is a group of related families.

Family

It is a group of related genera.

 Genus

Ans. It is a group of related species.

Species

It is a group of similar organisms which can freely interbreed among them and produce fertile offspring.  Species is the basic unit of classification.

Taxonomic hierarchy of human beings.

Kingdom:           Animalia

Phylum:             Chordate

Class:                 Mammalia

Order:                Primates

Family:              Homonidae

Genus:               Homo                                             

Species:             Homo sapiens

Taxonomic hierarchy of Pea.

Kingdom:           plantae

Phylum:             Magnoliophyta

Class:                  Magnoliopsida

Order:                 Fabales

Family:               Fabaceae

Genus:                 pisum

Species:               Pisum sativus