The Living World Question 38
38. Linnaeus evolved a system of nomenclature called
(a) mononomial
(b) vernacular
(c) binomial
(d) polynomial
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Answer : c
Hints & Solutions
(c) A system for classification was developed by Carolus Linnaeus is known as “Binomial nomenclature”. This system provides organisms with appropriate and distinct names consisting of two words, the generic name and the specific epithert. E.g. potato is named as Solanum tuberosum. Solanum represents genus and tuberosum species. The first name or genus begins always with a capital letter and second or species name with small letter, and both are separately underlined, when written and italicised when printed. The first scientific attempt to name the organism was polynomial nomenclature which consisted of number of words that incorporate all its important characters.
