The Living World Question 20
20. Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?
(a) Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a reptile.
(b) Plasmodium falciparum - A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria.
(c) Felis tigris - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.
(d) E.coli - Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine.
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Answer : b
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(b) Plasmodium falciparum - A protozoan pathogen causes the most serious type of malaria that is falciparum malaria.
Musca domestica - House fly, an insect belongs to phylum arthropoda.
Felis tigris - The Bengal tiger, is well protected in Sundarbans (tiger reserve)
E.coli - Escherichia coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine.
