Question

Which of the following is true about binomial nomenclature?

• A. It was proposed by Carl Linnaeus.
• B. It consists of two parts: first part is family and second part is genus name.
• C. It consists of two parts: first part is genus and second part is species name.
• D. It was assigned as per the guidelines of the International Code of Nomenclature.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A It was proposed by Carl Linnaeus.
C It consists of two parts: first part is genus and second part is species name.
D It was assigned as per the guidelines of the International Code of Nomenclature.

Binomial nomenclature was proposed by Carl Linnaeus for naming organisms. It consists of two parts: first part is the genus and second part is the species name.
Organisms are named as per the guidelines of the International Code of Nomenclature. The following table contains few examples.
$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{Scientific name}& \text{Common}& & \\ & \text{name}& \text{Genus}& \text{Species}\\ Homosapiens& \text{Human}& Homo& sapiens\\ Pantheratigris& \text{Tiger}& Panthera& tigirs\\ Macacafascicularis& \text{Monkey}& Macaca& fascicularis\end{array}$