Question

Scientific name Rattus rattus is an example of

• A. binomial nomenclature
• B. tautonyms
• C. synonyms
• D. (a) and (b) above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D (a) and (b) above.

Binomial nomenclature is the system of naming a living organism in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism, the first one indicating the genus and the second the specific epithet. Here, Rattus is the name of the genus and rattus is the name of the species.
Tautonyms – a scientific name in which the same word is used for both genus and species.