Nomenclature and Binomial Classification NEET Questions

Biology - Diversity in Living World

Nomenclature and Binomial Classification MCQ Questions


7.
According to the rules of binomial nomenclature, biological names are generally written in:
A.
Greek and capital letters
B.
English and italics
C.
Latin and italics
D.
Latin and bold letters
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ANSWER :
C. Latin and italics
8.
When a biological name is handwritten, the two words must be:
A.
Written in capital letters
B.
Underlined together with a single line
C.
Separately underlined
D.
Written in bold
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ANSWER :
C. Separately underlined
9.
Which of the following is the correctly written scientific name of mango?
A.
mangifera Indica
B.
Mangifera Indica
C.
MANGIFERA INDICA
D.
Mangifera indica
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ANSWER :
D. Mangifera indica
10.
In the scientific name Mangifera indica Linn., the abbreviation 'Linn.' stands for:
A.
Linnaeus, who first described the species
B.
Latin name
C.
Linear classification
D.
Linnaean Society
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ANSWER :
A. Linnaeus, who first described the species
11.
The first word in a biological name represents the ____ while the second word denotes the ____.
A.
specific epithet; genus
B.
genus; specific epithet
C.
family; genus
D.
species; genus
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ANSWER :
B. genus; specific epithet
12.
The scientific name of human beings is:
A.
Homo sapiens
B.
Homo Sapiens
C.
homo sapiens
D.
HOMO SAPIENS
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ANSWER :
A. Homo sapiens