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The total number of plants and animals present on the earth is known as – – – – – ?
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is – – – – – – – – ?
The total number of plants and animals present on the earth
what is known as Nomenclature ?
Nomenclature is the method of naming an organism so that it is known by one name for the purpose of standardisation.
How many scientific names should an organism have?
One
The present system of nomenclature is known as
Binomial nomenclature
According to binomial nomenclature The scientific name of an organism has – – – components and they are the – – – –.
two components
Generic name and Specific epithet
Scientific name = ___ + ___ .
generic name
Specific epithet
Scientific name for plants are based on the principles and criteria of – – – – ?
International Code for botanical nomenclature (ICBN)
Scientific name for animals are based on the principles and criteria of – – – – ?
International Code for zoological nomenclature (ICZN)
Binomial nomenclature was first introduced by – – – – – – – – – – – –?
Carlos Linnaeus
State the four universal Rules of nomenclature
biological name is generally in Latin and is written in italics
The first word is the generic name, and the second is a specific epithet
The genus name starts with a capital letter while the species name starts with a small letter
Both the words in biological name when handwritten are separately, underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their latin origin.
How does the name of the order appear in the scientific name, If any?
The name of the author appears after the specific epithet and is written in abbreviate form.
What is classification?
Classification is a process by which anything is grouped into convenient categories based on some observable characters
The scientific name for categories is
Taxa
What is taxonomy?
The process of classifying all different organisms into different categories is known as taxonomy
The branch of study organisms, diversity, and their relationship and is called or referred to as – – – – –?
Systematics
What is the name of the publication of Carlos Linnaeus?
Systema nature
Give the taxonomical hierarchal order of taxons
Kingdom > division > class > order > family > genus > species
What is the common name for Homo sapiens?
Man
What is the biological name for Man?
Homo sapiens
To which genus does Man belong?
Homo
To which family does Man belong?
Hominidae
To which order does Man belong?
Primata
To which class does Man belong?
Mammalia
To which phylum does Man belong?
Chordata
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