Question

Tomato belongs to genus
A. Solanum
B. Lycopodium
C. Physalis
D. Alium

Answer 1

Hint: The word tomato is derived from a Spanish word tomate which means "the swelling fruit". The binomial nomenclature includes two words. The first word represents the name of the genus while the second word represents the species from which it is derived.

Complete Answer:
The tomato is considered as fruit or vegetable depending on the area and according to the choice of people. Some eat it as fruit while some consider it as a vegetable. It is the red berry which originated mainly in Western South America and Central America. They provide flavor to the dishes to which they are added.

Botanically they are called berries. The tomato plant grows up to a height of 1 to 3 m. They have weak stems and need support. The size of tomato generally ranges from 1 to 10 cm in width.

The plants of tomato are dicot which contains terminal buds at the tip. When the terminal tips stop growing, the lateral bud starts to grow. The leaves of the tomato plants are compounds which are of length 10 to 25 cm. The tomato is a true fruit as it develops from the ovary after fertilization.

Classification:
Domain - Eukaryotes
Kingdom - Plantae
Division- Angiosperm
Class - Dicot
Family- Solanaceae
Genus- Solanum
Species- s. Lycopersicum
Lycopodium in a genus which includes club mosses. Physalis is a genus of the family Solanaceae but includes plants such as Cape gooseberry. Allium is a genus which includes monocots mainly onions and garlic.

Additional information: There are 8 levels in which various organisms are classified they are-
1) Domain, 2) Kingdom, 3) Phylum, 4) Class 5) Order, 6) Family, 7) Genus, 8) Species
Genus- In the binomial nomenclature, it represents the first part of the name. It is a taxonomic category which includes species which are closely related.

So, the correct answer is option (A) Solanum.

Note: Tomato is an edible berry or fruit. It belongs to the genus Solanum with the scientific name of Solanum lycopersicum. The tomato plants are dicots which are grown in tropical regions and are a type of annual plant.