Taxon (taxa-plural) is a category into which related organisms are placed
there is a hierarchy of groups (taxa) from broadest to most specific.
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, Genus, Species
Domain
Broadest, most inclusive taxon
three domains
archaea and eubacteria are unicellular prokaryotes. eukarya are more complex and have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Taxons
most genera contain a number of similar species, with the exception of Homo that contains modern humans.
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