Question

Identify the correct statement from the options given below.

• A. Scientific names favor multiple naming for the same kind of an organism.
• B. Scientific names are used all over the world
• C. Scientific names are often descriptive and tell us some important character of an organism
• D. Scientific names indicate relationship between species.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Scientific names are used all over the world

A scientific name is unique to an organism and is used all over the world as it indicates only one organism. It gives information about genus and species of an organism.
Example: Felis leo is the scientific name of lion. The first part is its generic name (indicating its genus) and the second part is its specific name.
These names are short and do not reveal any information about evolutionary relationships between any of the organisms.