Binomial Nomenclature
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Q. The scientific name of an organism contains information about it ____ and ____.
- order and family
- genus and species
- genus and family
- family and species
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The binomial nomenclature was introduced by __________ .
- A. P. de Candolle
- A. L. de Jussion
- Carolus Linnaeus
- John Ray
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The binomial system of scientific naming was first introduced by
Q. Four statements stated by four students as a part of a discussion in classsroom is given below. After the discussion, teacher concluded that only one statement is true. Identify the correct statement.
- Statement A
- Statement B
- Statement D
- Statement C
Q. The system of scientific nomenclature that we use today was first introduced by ___.
- Ernst Haeckel
- Robert Whittaker
- Carl Woese
- Carolus Linnaeus
Q. In the scientific name of tiger, Panthera tigris, the name is Panthera and the name is tigris.
- species
- genus
- class
- order
- family
Q. The scientific name of an organism contains information about it ____ and ____.
- family and species
- order and family
- genus and species
- genus and family
Q. What is the basic unit of Linnaeus's system of classification?
- Species
- Genus
- Order
- Family
Q. Binomial nomenclature was proposed by ____.
- Ernst Haeckel
- Robert Whittaker
- Copeland
- Carolus Linnaeus
Q. Identify the conventions that must be followed while writing the scientific names.
- The name of species begins with a capital letter.
- When printed, scientific name should be written in italics.
- The name of genus begins with a capital letter.
- When handwritten, both the parts of the name should be underlined separately.