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- The Living World
NEET · Botany · The Living World
Read the following statements regarding the universal rules of...
Read the following statements regarding the universal rules of nomenclature:
A. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
B. The first word in a biological name represents the specific epithet.
C. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined.
D. The specific epithet starts with a capital letter.
How many of the above statements are correct?
A. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
B. The first word in a biological name represents the specific epithet.
C. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined.
D. The specific epithet starts with a capital letter.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Options
- ATwo
- BOne
- CThree
- DFour
Correct answer
A. Two
Step-by-step solution
Let us evaluate each statement based on the universal rules of nomenclature.
Statement A is correct: Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
Statement B is incorrect: The first word in a biological name represents the genus, while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
Statement C is correct: Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined to indicate their Latin origin.
Statement D is incorrect: The specific epithet starts with a small letter, whereas the genus starts with a capital letter.
Thus, exactly two statements (A and C) are correct.
Answer: Two
Statement A is correct: Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
Statement B is incorrect: The first word in a biological name represents the genus, while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
Statement C is correct: Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined to indicate their Latin origin.
Statement D is incorrect: The specific epithet starts with a small letter, whereas the genus starts with a capital letter.
Thus, exactly two statements (A and C) are correct.
Answer: Two