Q.A group of organisms having similar traits of a rank is _________.

A taxon is the general term for any unit/rank in the biological classification hierarchy that groups organisms sharing similar characteristics.

Taxonomy classifies organisms into a hierarchy of categories such as Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum/Division, and Kingdom. Each of these individual units, at whichever level, is called a taxon (plural: taxa). A taxon is simply defined as a group of organisms of any rank that are distinct enough to be treated as a separate unit, based on shared characters.

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