Tag: zoology

Crotolaria juncea, commonly known as sunn hemp, Indian hemp is a tropical Asian plant belonging to legume family Fabaceae.. It is generally considered to as originated in Indian. It is now widely grown throughout the tropics and subtropics as a source of green manure, fodder and lignified fibre. It is also used as biofuel. It is an annual plant and it is an important summer cover crop in the United States. Hence, the scientific name of Sunn hemp is Crotalaria juncea. So, the correct answer is 'Crotalaria juncea'.

The uninominal system is the system for naming entities in which the name for each entity consists of only one word. It differs from the binomial system employed at species level where each individual organism has a name with two components i.e. species and genus.

Saccharum officinarum, commonly known as sugarcane is a large, strong, growing species of grass belonging to family Poaceae. It was originated in New Guinea and it is a perennial plant. It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide for the production of sugars and other products. It is used for the production of sugar, ethanol. the byproducts are used for feeding livestock. So, the correct answer is 'Saccharum officinarum'.

The system of giving one name to the individual is called uninomial system. This system was introduced with certain advantages for different purposes. The rules given by Linnaeus in the binomial system were considered quite complicated. To simplify the system and overcome these problems, Heywood suggested that two components of the name- generic name and specific epithet may be united together to form a single name.

The binomial system of naming a species was first devised by Swedish botanist and physician Carolus Linnaeus.

• Generic epithet: It shows the genus of the organism
• Specific epithet: It shows the species of the organism.

A flying frog is an Asian frog which has the ability to achieve gliding flight between trees. Its generic name is Rhacophorus nigropalmatus. The generic name of fighting fish is Betta splendens. It is also called as bettas. Two male fighting fish fight to protect territory. Hence, they are never be placed in the same tank. Tree frog is a frog that spends its most of the live in trees. Its generic name is Hyla arborea. Electric fish is a fish that generates electric field. Its generic name is Electrophorus electricus. It is also called as electric eel.

Carolus Linnaeus introduced the binomial nomenclature system in his seminal work, Systema Naturae, which laid the foundation for modern biological classification.