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(A) category is a rank or level in the hierarchical classification of organisms.Taxon is a unit in classification which represents a group of organism

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(A) category is a rank or level in the hierarchical classification of organisms.Taxon is a unit in classification which represents a group of organisms based on certain common characteristics.While a category represents a specific rank (e.g.,Kingdom,Phylum,Class),a taxon represents the actual biological group assigned to that rank (e.g.,$Angiospermae$ is a taxon,while Class is a category).Therefore,taxon and category are distinct concepts,and the reason correctly describes the nature of a category.

Column-$I$ (Category)	Column-$II$ (Characteristic)
$(a)$ Species	$(i)$ Group of related families
$(b)$ Genus	$(ii)$ Group of related genera
$(c)$ Order	$(iii)$ Organisms capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring
$(d)$ Family	$(iv)$ Group of related species
	$(v)$ Group of orders

Assertion : Taxon and category are different things.
Reason : Category shows hierarchical classification.

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Assertion : Taxon and category are different things.Reason : Category shows hierarchical classification.