Consider the following statements:

I: Lion, leopard and tiger belong to same genus.
II: Lion, leopard, tiger and cats belong to same family.
III: Lion, leopard, tiger, cats and dogs belong to same order.

This implies that:

1. Cats and dogs are more closely related to each other than cats and leopards
2. Lions share maximum characteristics with dogs
3. Lion, leopard and tiger are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
4. Lion, leopard, tiger, cats and dogs may belong to the same class in taxonomic hierarchy
Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus | Taxonomy 3: From Family to Classification of Some Organisms |
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If two living animals belong to the same phylum, they must belong to the same:

 
1. Class 2. Genus
3. Kingdom 4. Family
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In the taxonomic hierarchy, for Prunus persica [peach]:

I: Genus will be a taxon and Prunus will be a category
II: Species will be a taxon and persica will be a category

1. Both I and II are correct
2. Only I is correct
3. Only II is correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Taxonomy 2: Classification up to Genus |
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