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Question: The birds taxonomically represent a A)Family B)Order C)Class D)Phylum...

The birds taxonomically represent a
A)Family
B)Order
C)Class
D)Phylum

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Solution

Taxonomy is the branch of science which deals with the classification of organisms according to their similarities and dissimiliarities.It also deals with naming of organisms according to its peculiarities. Carl Linnaeus is the father of Taxonomy and he introduced the binomial nomenclature,that is scientific naming of organisms.

Complete answer:
Birds are classified according to taxonomy are as follows
Kingdom –Animalia –Because it belongs to a category,animals.
Phylum-Vertebrata or chordate-because it has vertebral column
Class –Aves-because they are categorised by the ability to fly with the help of feathers
Order –different types of birds can have different orders based on their habitat,size etc split into 23 orders.
Family- There are 142 families in the class aves that are different types of birds based on their characters.
Genus- There are 2057 different types of genus in class Aves.
Species- There are 9702 species in the class Aves.

Option A) Family of birds comprises 142 in number based on their different characters. So the birds taxonomically do not represent family. Therefore this is an incorrect option.
Option B) There are 23 orders in the class birds .So birds taxonomically represent not the order Therefore this is an incorrect option.
Option C) Class Aves taxonomically represent birds because Class birds or Aves includes all the organisms that can fly and have feathers. Therefore this is the correct option
Option D)Phylum of birds are Chordates or Vertebrates. This phylum includes all the organisms that have vertebral columns. So birds alone cannot be included in this phylum. Therefore this is an incorrect option.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C)

Note: Class aves are characterised by features such as ability to fly, hind limbs that are adapted to hopping , jumping etc. They are also characterised with warm blood and presence of scales on their legs.