Which of the following is true for a taxon?

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(D) In biological classification,a taxon (plural: taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form

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$A$ rank or level representing a group of organisms in a classification system

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(D) In biological classification,a taxon (plural: taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit.It represents a rank or level in the taxonomic hierarchy,such as species,genus,family,order,class,phylum,or kingdom.Therefore,a taxon is defined as a group of organisms representing a specific rank or level in the classification system.

Column-$I$ (Biological name)	Column-$II$ (Class)
$A$. Homo sapiens	$I$. Dicotyledonae
$B$. Musca domestica	$II$. Mammalia
$C$. Mangifera indica	$III$. Monocotyledonae
$D$. Triticum aestivum	$IV$. Insecta

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