NEET-UG Biology · Class 11
Binomial nomenclature and its rules — NEET & JEE Questions
Binomial nomenclature and its rules is a topic in The Living World, a Class 11 Biology chapter of the NEET-UG syllabus. TestBudy holds 28 published NEET-UG questions on Binomial nomenclature and its rules, each with the marking scheme of the real paper.
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Binomial nomenclature and its rules MCQs with solutions
10 of the 28 published questions on this topic, exactly as they appear in a test. Answers and worked solutions come with your result rather than on this page.
Which printed form follows the standard convention for writing a binomial scientific name?
- A. mangifera Indica
- B. Mangifera Indica
- C. Mangifera indica in italics
- D. MANGIFERA INDICA in capitals
How many words are used in a binomial scientific name?
- A. Three
- B. Two
- C. Four
- D. One
Which part of a scientific name is written first?
- A. Family name
- B. Order name
- C. Generic name
- D. Specific epithet
Which part of a binomial name begins with a capital letter?
- A. Neither word
- B. Specific epithet
- C. Generic name
- D. Both words
When printed, how are the two words of a scientific name normally written?
- A. In bold capitals
- B. In quotation marks
- C. With a hyphen between them
- D. In italics
When handwritten, how should the two words of a binomial name be shown?
- A. Neither word marked
- B. Each word underlined separately
- C. Only the genus underlined
- D. Both words enclosed in one circle
In the name Mangifera indica, which part is the generic name, and how should it be written by hand? (set mt9s9khf)
- A. indica; underlined separately
- B. Mangifera; underlined separately
- C. Mangifera indica; underlined as one
- D. indica; not underlined at all
In the name Mangifera indica, which part is the generic name, and how should it be written by hand? (set mt9sit8r)
- A. indica; underlined separately
- B. Mangifera; underlined separately
- C. Mangifera indica; underlined as one
- D. indica; not underlined at all
How should a binomial scientific name normally be written when it is handwritten rather than printed?
- A. Both words should be underlined separately
- B. Only the generic name should be underlined
- C. Both words should be written in capitals
- D. The two words should be joined with a hyphen
In the name Mangifera indica Linn., what does 'Linn.' indicate?
- A. The family of the plant
- B. The locality where it was collected
- C. The author associated with describing the species
- D. The specific epithet
Common mistakes in Binomial nomenclature and its rules
Recorded against questions in this topic that are not shown above, so none of these points at an answer you can see on this page.
- Assuming that a specific epithet is globally unique and therefore sufficient by itself to identify a species.
- Assuming that any widely used local name becomes a valid scientific name.
- Interchanges the botanical and zoological nomenclature codes.
- Assumes a scientific name encodes the entire evolutionary history of an organism.
- Selects the plant nomenclature code for an animal.
- Calls the second word the genus because both words form the species name.
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