NEET Botany Binomial Nomenclature Match the Following Question
Match Column-I with Column-II.
Column-I Column-II (a) Mangifera indica (i) Specific epithet (b) First word (ii) Italics (c) Genus name (iii) Capitalized (d) Biological names (iv) Latin origin
Choose the correct matching:
a-i, b-iii, c-ii, d-iv
a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Mangifera indica is a binomial name where 'Mangifera' is the genus and 'indica' is the specific epithet. The first word (genus) starts with a capital letter, and both names are written in italics, indicating their Latin origin.
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