Biology · The Living World

Consider the following statements regarding taxonomic ranks: (A) Genus comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to species of other genera. (B) Families are characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. (C) Order being a higher category is the assemblage of families which exhibit a higher number of similar characters compared to genus. (D) Solanum, Petunia, and Datura are placed in the family Solanaceae. Which of the above statements are correct?

1. (A), (B) and (D) only
2. and (C) only
3. (B), (C) and (D) only
4. (A), (B), (C) and (D)