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Biological names are generally in which language?Read the answer and worked solution →How are biological names printed?Read the answer and worked solution →In the name Mangifera indica, which part is the genus?Read the answer and worked solution →A unit of classification representing a rank is commonly termed a:Read the answer and worked solution →Scientific names for plants follow the code abbreviated as:Read the answer and worked solution →Animal taxonomists have evolved the code abbreviated as:Read the answer and worked solution →How many species are known and described, approximately?Read the answer and worked solution →How does the genus name begin, compared with the specific epithet?Read the answer and worked solution →How are handwritten biological names marked?Read the answer and worked solution →Classification involves a hierarchy of steps, each representing a rank or:Read the answer and worked solution →Which four processes are described as basic to taxonomy?Read the answer and worked solution →All taxonomic categories together constitute the taxonomic:Read the answer and worked solution →Modern taxonomic studies are based on ecology, development and the structure of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Insects were given a rank because they are recognisable and:Read the answer and worked solution →Naming an organism is only possible once it has been correctly:Read the answer and worked solution →Ernst Mayr pioneered the currently accepted definition of a biological:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Biological names are generally in which language?

  1. Latin
  2. Greek
  3. Dutch
  4. Hindi
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Correct answer: A. Latin

1. A single language keeps names universal. 2. Names are printed in italics to mark that origin. 3. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. 4. So the answer is Latin. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 1 'The Living World'_

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How are biological names printed?

  1. In indent
  2. In italics
  3. In initials
  4. In inverse
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Correct answer: B. In italics

1. Their Latin origin is shown typographically. 2. Handwritten names are underlined instead. 3. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. 4. So the answer is in italics. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 1 'The Living World'_

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In the name Mangifera indica, which part is the genus?

  1. Mangrovia
  2. Manganesa
  3. Mangifera
  4. Magnifica
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Correct answer: C. Mangifera

1. The first word of a binomial names the genus. 2. The second is the specific epithet. 3. In this name Mangifera represents the genus while indica is the specific epithet. 4. So the answer is Mangifera. _Source: syllabus Biology, Ch 1 'The Living World'_

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