Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?
Musca-domestica-The common house lizard, a reptile
Plasmodium falciparum-A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
Felis tigris-The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests
E.coli-Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occuring bacterium in human intestine
As we learnt in
Binomial Nomenclature -
It is a system of naming organism, in which it is given only one name consisting of two words. First word is the gencric name and second is specific name.
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E.g Homo sapiens, Magnifera indica,Ocimum sanctum. It was given by Carolus Linnaeus.
Plasmodium falciparum is correctly described as a protozoa causing most serious type of malaria.
Option 1)
Musca-domestica-The common house lizard, a reptile
Incorrect
Option 2)
Plasmodium falciparum-A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
Correct
Option 3)
Felis tigris-The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests
Incorrect
Option 4)
E.coli-Full name Entamoeba coli, a commonly occuring bacterium in human intestine
Incorrect