Short answer type questions: (3M)1.What do you mean by taxon? Give example also.2. What are the differences between Taxonomy and Systematics?

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 is a term used to classify and categorize organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships. For example, in the classification of the dog, "Canis" (genus), "Canidae" (family), "Carnivora" (order), "Mammalia" (class), "Animalia" (kingdom), etc. are all taxa.

Taxonomy and Systematics are two closely related branches of biology that are often confused.

Taxonomy is the science of naming, describing and classifying organisms. It is concerned with the identification, nomenclature and classification of organisms.

Systematics, on the other hand, is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. It involves taxonomy, but also includes the evolutionary relationships between organisms.

So, the main difference between taxonomy and systematics is that taxonomy does not involve the study of evolutionary relationships while systematics does.