Question

At the zoo, you notice that the scientific name for a tiger is Panthera tigris. Later, you see that the lion is called Panthera leo. Given what you know about the hierarchal organization of life, these two organisms must share the same: _______-

Answer 1

Genus

Step-by-step explanation:

In the scientific name "Panthera tigris", Panthera is the name of the genus and the "tigris" is the name of the species. Similarly in the name "Panthera leo", the name "Panthera" denotes the genus while "leo" is the species. This means that the tiger and lion belong to the same genus. They both belong to the genus "Panthera".

Though the species of the tiger is "tigris" and that of the lion is "leo". Both are the species of the same genus since the genus includes closely related species. The members of these different species can not interbreed but share some common features as they belong to the same genus.