Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?
Musca domestica – The common house lizard, a reptile
Plasmodium falciparum – A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
Felis tigris – The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests
Felis tigris – The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests
B.
Plasmodium falciparum – A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
According to binomial nomenclature the scientific name is consist of genus and species. The genus name is started with capital letter and both the word Latinized. Musca domestica is European housefly. It belongs to phylum-Arthropoda.
E.coli is having full name Escherichia coli a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine.
Panthera tigris is Indian tiger and protected in Gir forest.
Illustrate the taxonomical hierarchy with suitable examples of a plant and an
animal.Given below is the scientific name of Mango. Identify the correctly written name.
Mangifera Indica
Mangifera indica
Order
Phylum
Kingdom
Species
Order
Kingdom
Genus
Order
Phylum
Try to collect all the currently accepted meanings for the word ‘species’. Discuss
with your teacher the meaning of species in case of higher plants and animals on one hand, and bacteria on the other hand.
Define and understand the following terms:
(ii) Class
Define and understand the following terms:
(iii) Family
Define and understand the following terms:
(iv) Order
Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
Which one of the following is not correct statement?
Which one of the following organelle in the figure correctly matches with its function?
ICBN stands for
Select the mismatch :