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Multiple choice zoology why classification? nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification nomenclature of animals

Scientific name of ragi is

  1. <p>Avena sativa</p>

  2. <p>Sorghum vulgare</p>

  3. <p>Eleusine coracana</p>

  4. <p>Pennisetum typhoides</p>
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C Correct answer
Explanation

  • Eleusine coracana, commonly known as ragi or finger millet is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to family Poaceae.
  • It is widely grown as a cereal crop in arid and semi-arid areas in Africa and Asia. 
  • It is a short-day plant and native to Ethiopian and Ugandan highlands. It has the ability to withstand cultivation at higher altitudes, high drought tolerance and long storage time of grains.

    So, the correct answer is 'Eleusine coracana'.

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Which one of the following is millet?

  1. <p>Triticum</p>

  2. Sorghum

  3. <p>Oryza</p>

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as grains for human food and fodder. Sorghum is a millet, commonly known as jowar is the genus of flowering plants belonging to grass family Poaceae. Most of the Sorghum species are native to Australia. It is an important crop worldwide and is used as a food, animal fodder, production of biofuels and alcoholic beverages.

So, the correct answer is 'Sorghum'.

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Green gram is

  1. <p>Vigna radiata</p>

  2. <p>Vigna mungo</p>

  3. <p>Phaseolus vulgaris</p>

  4. <p>Phaseolus coccineus</p>
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Vigna radiata, commonly known as mung bean, green gram, moong or maash is a species of legume family. It is mainly cultivated in India, pakistan, bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka etc. The mung bean is an annual vine with yellow flowers and brown pods. They are commonly used in cuisines across Asia. So, the correct answer is 'Vigna radiata'.

Multiple choice zoology why classification? nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification nomenclature of animals

Red pepper is

  1. <p>Capsicum annuum</p>

  2. <p>Solanum nigrum</p>

  3. <p>Lycopersicum esculentum</p>

  4. <p>Physalis peruviana</p>
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Capsicum annuum, commonly known as red pepper is the species of flowering plant belonging to family Solanaceae. It is native to North America and South America. It is a large shrubby perennial herb. It is a source of popular sweet peppers and hot chillis with numerous varieties cultivated all around the world and is a source of chilli and paprika powders. So, the correct answer is 'Capsicum annuum'.

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Bull frog of India is

  1. Rana tigrina

  2. R. sylvatica

  3. R. ecutesbeiana

  4. R. esculenta
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A Correct answer
Explanation
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus or Rana tigrina  is popularly known as the Indian bull frog or Indus valley bull frog. These are distributed in the Indian sub continent These are solitary and nocturnal in nature.
So, the correct answer is 'Rana tigrina'.
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What is the national tree of India?

  1. Ficus religiosa

  2. Mangifera indica

  3. Ficus benghalensis

  4. Azadirachta indica
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C Correct answer
Explanation

  • Ficus benghalensis or banyan tree is the national tree of India. Banyan trees are found all over tropical and sub-tropical parts of India. They represent the largest trees in the world by canopy coverage. 
  • So, the correct answer is 'Ficus benghalensis'

Multiple choice zoology why classification? nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification nomenclature of animals

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
Binomial system of nomenclature means that every organism has

  1. two names, one scientific and one popular

  2. one name given by two scientists

  3. one scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet

  4. two names, one denoting the .latinised name of the, place and the other of the person, who determined it
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C Correct answer
Explanation

  • The local name of thousands and thousands of plants and animals varies from place to place.
  • Hence, there is a need to standardize the naming of a living organism such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world.
  • And so Binomial Nomenclature was given.
  • The first name denotes the name of the genus and second denotes the Species name.
Hence, the correct answer is 'One scientific name consisting of a generic and a specific epithet.'.

Multiple choice zoology why classification? nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification nomenclature of animals

State whether the following statements are true or false.
In binomial nomenclature, the name of an organism consists of two words in Latin; the first word denotes the specific name and the second the generic name.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

  • The local name of thousands and thousands of plants and animals varies from place to place.
  • Hence, there is a need to standardize the naming of a living organism such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world.
  • And so Binomial Nomenclature was given.
  • The first name denotes the name of the genus and second denotes the Species name.
Hence, the correct answer is 'False'.

Multiple choice zoology why classification? nomenclature in classification introduction to plant kingdom history of classification nomenclature of animals

The internationally recognised binomial nomenclature was developed by linnaeus in his book 

  1. Philosophia Botanica

  2. Historia Plantarum

  3. Species Plantarum

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, genus and specific epithet. 
  • The formal introduction of this system of naming species is credited to Carl Linnaeus, effectively beginning with his work Species Plantarum in 1753.
So, the correct option is 'Species Plantarum'.