Question

The common characteristics between tomato and potato will be maximum at the level of theirs.
A. Family
B. Order
C. Division
D. Genus

Answer 1

Hint:
Before we proceed into the problem, it is important to know the definitions of the characteristics between tomato and potato.
Although they both belong to the Solanaceae family and have the same scientific names (Solanum tuberous and Lycopersicum esculantum respectively), tomato and potato have more in common at the family level than at the genus level.
Since both the tomato and the potato belong to the genus "Solanum," genus is the lowest common level between them.
It implies that they display all the traits that are frequently used to characterize members of the "Solanum" genus.

Complete step by step answer:
Both the potato and the tomato have the scientific names Solanum tuberosum and Dicotyledonous esculentum, but they belong to distinct genera of the Solanaceae plant family. As a result, the similarities between the two plants will be greatest at the level of their family, not a genus.
The number of common characteristics rises from higher to lower in the taxonomic hierarchy.
The tomato and potato species are both members of the Solanum genus. Because locopersicum is evolutionarily nested within Solanum and cannot be regarded as a separate genus, they both belong to the same genus.
Therefore, potato and tomato are their genus family.

Option ‘A’ is correct

Note:
Although we tend to think of potatoes and tomatoes as being very different, the two plants are actually very similar.
Both belong to the same genus as well as the nightshade family (Solanaceae) (Solanum).
The cultivated tomato belongs to the Solanaceae family's genus Solanum. Tobacco, chilli peppers, potatoes, and eggplant are just a few of the noteworthy cultivated plants that belong to the Solanaceae family, generally referred to as the nightshade family.