Per NCERT Exercise 5, which of the following is the CORRECTLY written scientific name of MANGO?
AMangifera indica (genus capital, species lowercase, both italic)
Bmangifera indica (both lowercase)
CMangifera Indica (both capital)
DMANGIFERA INDICA (all caps)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mangifera indica (genus capital, species lowercase, both italic)
Per NCERT Exercise 5, Mangifera indica is correct format. The other capitalisations are wrong.
Related questions
Per NCERT, what does the AUTHOR'S NAME after a specific epithet indicate (e.g. Mangifera iPer NCERT, in a scientific name, which word starts with a CAPITAL letter and which with a Per NCERT, biological names are generally in which LANGUAGE and how are they typeset?Per NCERT, what are the TWO components of a binomial scientific name?Per NCERT, who is credited with introducing the BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE system used in bioloPer NCERT, which international code governs the SCIENTIFIC NAMING of ANIMALS?Per NCERT, which international code governs the SCIENTIFIC NAMING of PLANTS?Per NCERT, what is IDENTIFICATION (as distinct from nomenclature)?