Per NCERT, which is the CORRECTLY written scientific name of the tiger?
Apanthera Tigris
BPanthera tigris (genus capitalised, species lowercase, both italicised in print)
CPANTHERA TIGRIS
DTigris Panthera
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Panthera tigris (genus capitalised, species lowercase, both italicised in print)
Per NCERT §12.8, Panthera tigris with first capital, second lowercase, both italicised when printed (or underlined when handwritten).
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