Binomial Nomenclature

Q. The scientific name of an organism contains information about it ____ and ____.

1. order and family
2. genus and species
3. genus and family
4. family and species

Q.

The binomial nomenclature was introduced by __________ .

1. A. P. de Candolle
2. A. L. de Jussion
3. Carolus Linnaeus
4. John Ray

Q.

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.

1. Statement A
2. Statement B
3. Statement D
4. Statement C

Q. The system of scientific nomenclature that we use today was first introduced by ___.

1. Ernst Haeckel
2. Robert Whittaker
3. Carl Woese
4. Carolus Linnaeus

Q. In the scientific name of tiger, Panthera tigris, the name is Panthera and the name is tigris.

1. species
2. genus
3. class
4. order
5. family

Q. The scientific name of an organism contains information about it ____ and ____.

1. family and species
2. order and family
3. genus and species
4. genus and family

Q. What is the basic unit of Linnaeus's system of classification?

1. Species
2. Genus
3. Order
4. Family

Q. Binomial nomenclature was proposed by ____.

1. Ernst Haeckel
2. Robert Whittaker
3. Copeland
4. Carolus Linnaeus

Q. Identify the conventions that must be followed while writing the scientific names.

1. The name of species begins with a capital letter.
2. When printed, scientific name should be written in italics.
3. The name of genus begins with a capital letter.
4. When handwritten, both the parts of the name should be underlined separately.