EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A genus (plural genera) is a group of related species. A family is a group of related genera. An order is a group of related families. A class is a group of related orders.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Groups of similar genera are grouped together into a Family.

Detailed explanation-3: -A genus is a group or assemblage of related species which resemble one another in certain correlated characters. Correlated characters are those similar or common features that are used in the delimitation of various taxa. The species of one genus differ from species of a related genus in one or more characters.

Detailed explanation-4: -genus: (plural: genera) A group of closely related species. For example, the genus Canis-which is Latin for “dog”-includes all domestic breeds of dog and their closest wild relatives, including wolves, coyotes, jackals and dingoes. Homo: A genus of species that includes modern humans (Homo sapiens).

Detailed explanation-5: -The generic name is the genus to which the species belongs, and the specific epithet refers to the species within that genus. For example, in the name Homo sapiens, Homo is the genus and sapiens is the specific epithet.