Tag: binomial nomenclature
Questions Related to binomial nomenclature
Kalpavriksha is
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Banyan
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Coconut
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Fig
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Date
- Coconut is called kalpavriksha, much coveted in Hindu religion and is an integral part of every religious ritual.
- Hindus believe that coconut is the purest form of offering that one can render(give) to God.
- Hence Kalpavriksha is coconut.
- So, the correct answer is 'Coconut'
Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
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When written by hand, the names are to be underlined.
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Biological names can be written in any language.
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The first word in a biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet.
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The names are written in Latin and are italicised.
The system of bionomial nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus. There were certain rules which were set up for writing the scientific names. They are as follows:
Vernacular names may be misleading. Which of the following is an example of that?
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Star fish is not a fish at all
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Silver fishes are typical fishes
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Spiderlily is not a plant
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All of the above
- Vernacular names or common names are based on the normal language of everyday life. These can be misleading as different languages have different names of organisms. Also, they are named according to the common knowledge of people and for their ease making not systematically or scientifically.
- Starfish is actually an echinoderm and not a fish.
- Silver fishes are rather members of Arthropoda and spider lily is a plant.
Both words in a biological name of an organism, when printed in italic to indicates
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Their latin origin
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Universal name
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They are living
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They are endangered
- Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
- Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are
Hierarchy | Hibiscus |
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Kingdom | Plantae |
Division | Angiosperms |
Class | Dicotyledonae |
Order | ................... |
Family | Malvaceae |
Genus | Hibiscus |
Species | .................... |
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Malvales, rosa-sinensis
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Sapindales, indica
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Rosales, rosa
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Rosales, Hibiscus rosids
- Given table describes classification of 'China rose'.
- Binomial name for China rose is 'Hibiscus rosa-sinensis'. Here, rosa-sinensis represents the name of species.
- It belongs to order 'Malvales'.
- So, the correct option is 'Malvales, rosa-sinensis'
Read the statement given below and identify the incorrect statement.
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Scientific names favour multiple naming for the same kind of an organism.
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Scientific names are used all over the world.
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Scientific names are often descriptive and tell us some important character of an organism
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Scientific names indicate relationship between species
Which of the following is not a rule for binomial nomenclature?
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The name of categories higher than the name of genus are not printed in italics
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Binomial epithet consists of two Latin and one Roman word
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Generic and common names can never be the same
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The name of the discover is given after scientific name either in full or in abbreviated form
According to ICBN rules, families and subfamilies names are?
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Printed in italics
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Never written in bold letters
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Based on the name of type genus
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Must having suffix "ceae" and "ideae" respectively
Scientific name of organism with similar species and subspecies names denote.
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Synonyms
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Tautonyms
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Autonyms
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Homonyms
A tautonym is a logical name of an animal variety in which the two sections of the name have a similar spelling, for instance, rattus. The initial segment of the name is the name of the class and the second part is alluded to as the explicit sobriquet in the International Code of Nomenclature for green growth, organisms, and plants and the explicit name in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
A new nomenclatural type submitted when the original material is missing is known as?
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Holotype
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Isotype
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Paratype
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Neotype