Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Binomial system of nomenclature means that every organism has

• A. two names, one scientific and one popular
• B. one name given by two scientists
• C. one scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet
• D. two names, one denoting the .latinised name of the, place and the other of the person, who determined it

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

one scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet

• The local name of thousands and thousands of plants and animals varies from place to place.
  
• Hence, there is a need to standardize the naming of a living organism such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world.
• And so Binomial Nomenclature was given.
• The first name denotes the name of the genus and second denotes the Species name.

Hence, the correct answer is 'One scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet.'.