NEETBotanyThe Living World
What ensures that each organism has only one scientific name?
Options
- ATaxonomic hierarchy
- BBinomial nomenclature
- CGenetic mapping
- DClassification system
Correct answer
B. Binomial nomenclature
Step-by-step solution
This is acceptable to biologists all over the world. For plants, scientific names are based on agreed principles and criteria, which are provided in International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN). You may ask, how are animals named? Animal taxonomists have evolved International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The scientific names ensure that each organism has only one name. Description of any organism should enable the people (in any part of the world) to arrive at the same name. They also ensure that