Biodiversity - Need for Classification NEET Questions

Biodiversity - Need for Classification

Biodiversity - Need for Classification MCQ Questions

7.
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) deals with naming of:
A.
Bacteria
B.
Plants
C.
Animals
D.
Viruses
ANSWER :
C. Animals
8.
Identify the correctly written scientific name of mango:
A.
Mangifera Indica
B.
MANGIFERA INDICA
C.
Mangifera indica
D.
mangifera indica
ANSWER :
C. Mangifera indica
9.
Biological names are generally:
A.
In Latin and written in italics
B.
In English and written in italics
C.
In Greek and written in bold
D.
In Latin and written in bold
ANSWER :
A. In Latin and written in italics
10.
When a scientific name is handwritten, the genus and specific epithet should be:
A.
Written in capitals
B.
Bracketed
C.
Separately underlined
D.
Underlined together
ANSWER :
C. Separately underlined
11.

In the scientific name Mangifera indica Linn., the abbreviation 'Linn.' represents:

A.

The location where the plant grows

B.

The Latin name of the plant

C.

The family name

D.

The author who first described the species

ANSWER :

D. The author who first described the species

12.

In a binomial name, the first word starts with a ________ letter and the second word starts with a ________ letter:

A.

Small, small

B.

Capital, capital

C.

Small, capital

D.

Capital, small

ANSWER :

D. Capital, small