Assertion :Organisms are named according to binomial nomenclature. Reason: Names consist of two words-one scientific and other vernacular.

Both assertion and reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for assertion.

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Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

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Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.

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Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming. The name contains two terms. The first term denotes the genus and second denotes the species name. For example, humans are Homo sapiens where Homo is the generic name and sapiens is the species name. Thus the correct answer is option C.

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