Question

Which of the following is a correct representation of a scientific name?

• A. Apis indica
• B. trypanosoma gambiense
• C. Ficus Benghalensis
  
• D. Mangifera indica

Answer 1

The correct option is D Mangifera indica

Mangifera indica, which is the scientific name of mango is in line with the rules of writing a biological name. Here, the first letter of the genus name is capitalized. The name of the species is starting with the alphabet in small letters. Both the genus and species names are in italics. Both the words, if handwritten, will be separately underlined.

So, the correct answer is option D.