Question

In Oryza sativa, 'sativa' stands for:

• A. Name of species
• B. Specific nomenclature
• C. Specific epithet
• D. Specific name

Answer 1

The correct option is C Specific epithet

Oryza sativa is the binomial name of rice.

Here, Oryza is a genus and sativa represents a specific epithet (second element in the Latin binomial name of a species) as it distinguishes 'rice' from other members of genus Oryza.

So, the correct option is C.