Binomial Nomenclature

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Binomial nomenclature consists of two names. These are

1. Order and family

2. Species and variety

3. Family and genus

4. Genus and species

Q.

What are the practical uses of biological classification?

Q. Linnaeus is credited with introducing

1. The concept of inheritance
2. The theory of heredity
3. Binomial nomenclature
4. Theory of evolution

Q.

What are the components of binomial nomenclature?

Q. Who wrote the book ‘Systema Naturae’ and ‘Species Plantarum’?

1. Bentham and Hooker
2. Linnaeus
3. John Ray
4. Engler and Prantl

Q.

what is omega taxonomy?

Q.

Who was first to classify plants and write maximum on them?

1. Theophrastus

2. Linnaeus

3. Eichler

4. Lamarck

Q. The binomial system of classification was developed by _____.

1. Darwin
2. Wallace
3. Linnaeus
4. Malthus

Q.

Mangifera indica is the botanical name of mango plant.

The word indica is____________.

1. is the species name of the plant.

2. is the genus name of the plant.

3. stands for the specific epithet of the name.

4. cannot be used with any other generic name.

Q. Given below are assertion and reason. Point out if both are true with reason being correct explanation (A), both true but reason not correct explanation (B), assertion true but reason is wrong (C) , and both are wrong (D).

Assertion: Scientific name Naja naja is an example of a tautonym.
Reason: Tautonyms are accepted only in zoological nomenclature.

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

Q. Apophysis in the capsule of Funaria is

1. Lower part
2. Upper part
3. Middle part
4. Fertile part

Q. The order to which human belongs to is

1. Hominidae
2. Mammalia
3. Primates
4. Chordata

Q.

The chemical structure of abscisic acid was determined by

1. Yabuta

2. Okhuma

3. P. Boysen-Jensen

4. Letham

Q. To which group of organisms does the ICBN apply to:

1. Plants
2. Both b and c
3. Animals
4. Viruses

Q. Write the advantages and disadvantages of vernacular name.

Q.

The name of mango is Mangifera indica L. What is true of the following?

1. First letters of species 'indica' should have been capital, thus the name is incorrect

2. (L.) is written by mistake

3. (L.) stands for Linnaeus, who first described the plant and named the species

4. (L.) denotes that the name is from Latin language

Q.

Match the items listed under columns I and II

Column I Column II

1. Triticum p. indica

2. Mangifera q. melongena

3. Musca r. aestivum

4. Solanum s. domestica

1. 1 = r, 2 = p, 3 = s, 4 = q

2. 1 = s, 2 = q, 3 = r, 4 = p

3. 1 = s, 2 = r, 3 = q, 4 = p

4. 1 = q, 2 = r, 3 = p, 4 = s

Q.

Which of the following is the most appropriate method of writing the scientific name of mango?

1. Mangifera Indica

2. Mangifera indica Linn.

3. Mangifera indica L

4. mangifera indica.

Q. How is a key helpful in the identification and classification of an organism?

Q. Binomial nomenclature was first issued in:

1. Systema Naturae
2. Genera Plantarum
3. Genera Animalium
4. Species Plantarum

Q.

Binomial nomenclature means

1. one name given by two scientists

2. one scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet

3. two names, one latinized, other of a person

4. two names, one scientific and other local

Q.

can we see archea bacteria any where in the universe now?

Q.

ICBN is concerned with

1. nomenclature principles of animals

2. nomenclature principles of plants and animals

3. nomenclature principles of plants, animals and bacteria

4. nomenclature principles of plants

Q.

What is nomenclature?

Q. what is classification, taxanomy, taxa, nomenclature?

Q.

Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the international rules of nomenclature and correctly described?

1. Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a reptile.

2. Plasmodium falciparum - A protozoa pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria.

3. Felis tigris - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.

4. E.coli - Full name Entamoeba coli a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine

Q. Common and generic names are similar in case of

1. Felis
2. Gorilla
3. Magnifera
4. Saccharum

Q. The assignment of a distinctive name to each species is called

1. Systematics
2. Categorisation
3. Nomenclature
4. Biograding

Q.

Draw a labelled diagram of thereproductive organs of an earthworm.

Q. Choose the pair that correctly matches.

1. tigris
2. Species
3. Homo
4. Genus
5. Bison bison
6. Tautonym
7. Linnaeus
8. Nomenclature