Statement A:  As we go higher from species to kingdom, the number of common characteristics goes on decreasing.
Statement B: Higher the level of taxon such as Phylum, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share.

• A

  Statement A is correct but statement B is incorrect

• B

  Statement A is incorrect but statement B is correct

• C

  Both statement A and statement B are correct

• D

  Both statement A and statement B are incorrect