A group of animals which are related by descent and share many similarities are referred to as

Options

A. breed
B. race
C. variety
D. species

Answer

A

Explanation

A group of animals of the same species related by descent and are similar in most of their characters are termed as breed.
Species refers to an interbreeding population. Variety is taxonomic category where members differ from one another in the same subspecies or species in minor bur permanent or heritable character. Race is used to categorise species into large and distinct population.