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Binomial nomenclature system of Linnaeus means that every organism has

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Binomial nomenclature is introduced by
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Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
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ICBN refers to:
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Select the correctly written scientific name of mango, which was first described by Carolus Linnaeus.
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 Define genetic diversity.
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Match the following
   List - I     List - II
(a) Charles Darwin (i) Systema Naturae
(b) John Ray (ii) Natural History
(c) Buffon (iii) Historia Generalis plantarum
(d) Linnaeus (iv) The origin of species

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Match Column-I with Column-II for housefly classification and select the correct option using the codes given below:
 
Column – I Column – II
a. Family (i) Diptera
b. Order (ii) Arthropoda
c. Class (iii) Muscidae
d. Phylum (iv) Insecta
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Which of the following is correct according to binomial nomenclature?
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What is binomial nomenclature? Give the method and rules of the same.
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Plants were given Latin names because it is a
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Which of the following statements regarding nomenclature is correct?
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Most names in the biological nomenclature of living organisms are taken from which language?
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The naming of which of the following is incorrect?
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What is the correct way of writing a scientific name? Illustrate with example.
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In the zoological name of fish Catla catla, the specific name is identical with the generic name, thus it is an example of
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In zoological name of an organism the first word will be
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Binomial nomenclature means
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Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature?
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Which of the following statements regarding universal rules of nomenclature is wrong?
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Which one of the following represents the correct example of binomial scientific name?