Multiple choice

If different authors give different names to the same species, then which of the following is true?

  1. The name under which the species is first described is valid.

  2. The name under which the species is first described and published in a scientific journal is valid.

  3. All known names are described and a new one is given.

  4. People are at liberty to use any name.

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

If different authors give different names to the same species, the name under which the species is first described and published in a scientific journal is valid.

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