MMB - CFU - Binomial Nomenclature

Binomial name consists of ......

• A. the generic name and then the family name

• B. the specific name and then the generic name

• C. the generic name and then the specific name

• D. none of the above

He formalized the binomial nomenclature as the modern system of naming organisms

• A. Carl Linnaeus

• B. Aristotle

• C. Charles Darwin

• D. none of the above

The widely accepted code for the naming of animal species

• A. ICZN

• B. ICNafp

• C. ICNB

• D. none of the above

The binomial name of banana

• A. musa paradiscium

• B. Paradiscium musa

• C. Musa musa

• D. none of the above

The taxonomic rank consisting below the genus level

• A. Family

• B. Domain

• C. Species

• D. none of the above

True or False:

The Binomial nomenclature of TB bacterium is Mycobacterium Tuberculosis.

• A. True

• B. False

The scientific name (Binomial nomenclature) for humans is Homo _________.

The scientific name (Binomial nomenclature) for the Plague is ___________ pestis.

The scientific name (Binomial nomenclature) for smallpox is ___________ virus.

Rules for writing scientific names.

• There are ​ (a)   words, hence this system of naming organisms is called ​ (b)   nomenclature.

• The first word is the name of the ​ (c)   , and the second word is the ​ (d)   name.

• Both the words are italicized.

• The two words are underlined separately when hand-written.

• The first letter of the genus name is ​ (e)   , everything else is in small letters.

• The genus name may be abbreviated to just the first letter.

• Sometimes, the name of the species is replaced by "sp.", which refers to all the species under the genus.

• For plants, the binomial scientific name is often followed by an abbreviated form of the name of the scientist who named the plant.

• two
• three
• genus
• family
• capitalized
• species
• domain
• binomial
• trinomial