The lion's scientific name is Panthera leo. The leopard's scientific name is Panthera pardus . The tiger's is Panthera tigris. Which statement is true?
A)
All 3 animals share a genus.
B)
All 3 animals share a species.
Eliminate
C)
The 3 animals are genetically identical.
D)
The 3 animals share no genetic information.

Respuesta :

A) All 3 animals share a genus. Panthera is the lion, leopard and tiger's genus; the second word in their scientific names are the species name. These animals are under the Family Felidae.

Answer: The correct answer is A) All 3 animals share a genus.

According to the binomial nomenclature, two terms are used for giving a scientific name to an organism belonging to a particular species. In this nomenclature, first term depicts the Genus and the second term depicts the species to which that organism belongs to.

As per the scientific names, Lion, Tiger, and Leopard belong to the same genus that is Panthera.

Thus, A) is the right answer.