Question

Binomial nomenclature is

• A. Not applicable to cyanbacteria.
• B. Not accepted by a number of countries.
• C. Universal with one specific name to each organism.
• D. Universal with two specific names to each organism.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Universal with one specific name to each organism.

• Binomial nomenclature system was proposed by Carl Linnaeus for the scientific naming of all the plants and animals. Linnaeus proposed the scientific name of plants in his book 'Species Plantarum'.
  
• In binomial nomenclature, each scientific name has two components-generic names (genus) and specific name (species) E.g., Mangifera indica Linn. Mangifera is the genus name and indica is the species name.
  

So, the correct answer 'Universal with one specific name to each organism'