Binomial Nomenclature

Q. Name the taxonomist(s) who wrote Species Plantarum and Systema Naturae.

1. Bentham and Hooker
2. John Ray
3. Linnaeus
4. De Candolle

Q.

How do you write bacterial nomenclature?

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

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

Q. In Rattus rattus the generic and the specific names are the same. It is an example of

1. autonym
2. tautonym
3. phylum
4. species

Q. Choose the incorrect series.

1. Family, class, taxon, phylum
2. Chordata, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Annelida
3. Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Sapindaceae, Ericaceae
4. Ficus, Mangifera, Tamarindus, Lantana

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

Assertion: ICBN is there to give scientific name to plants.
Reason: It uses articles, photographs and recommendations to name a plant.

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

Q. Rattus rattus is a:

1. Tautonym
2. Homonym
3. Synonym
4. Antonym

Q. ________ is considered as the "Father of Taxonomy”.

1. Charles Darwin
2. Carl Linnaeus
3. Robert Whittaker
4. Ernst Haeckel

Q. Linnaeus used while assigning names to plants and animals.

1. French
2. Greek
3. Latin
4. English

Q. Binomial nomenclature of plants was given by

1. Engler
2. Linnaeus
3. Prantl
4. Both (a) and (c)

Q. Which of the following is set of rules and recommendations used for animal classification?

1. ICZN
2. ICBN
3. ICVN
4. ICNCP

Q.

Which one of the following scientific name represents trinomial nomenclature of an animal?

1. Acacia nilotica indica

2. Brassica oleracea botrytis

3. Corvus splendens splendens

4. More than one option is correct

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

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

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

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

Q. Choose the pair that correctly matches.

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

Q. Which of the following is the correctly written scientific name of wheat according to binomial nomenclature?

1. Triticum Aestivum
2. Triticum aestivum
3. Triticum sativum
4. Triticum sativum

Q. is credited with the development of binomial nomenclature.

1. Robert Whittaker
2. Charles Darwin
3. Carolus Linnaeus
4. Alfred Wallace