Question 1

How should scientific names be written?

Accepted Answer

I. Genus and species should both be written in italics; Genus should be written in capital letter while species should be written in small letter

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II. Kingdom and domain should be written in bold face; Both should start in capital letters

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IV. Class and family should be written in cursive; Genus and species should start with small letter

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III. Genus and species should be written in small letters but in italics face

Question 2

Which is the most exclusive among the following taxonomic hierarchy:

Accepted Answer

species

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kingdom

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class

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genus

Question 3

Which of the following is closely related?

Accepted Answer

coyote and gray wolf

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coyote and leopard

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european otter and gray wolf

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american badger and european otter

Question 4

What is the correct sequence of taxonomic hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Family, Species

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Kingdom, Family, Class, Order, Phylum, Genus Species

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Genus, Order, Family, Species

Question 5

Which among the taxonomic hierarchy ranks are used in writing the scientific name of an organism?

Accepted Answer

genus and species

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domain and kingdom

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family and species

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genus and class

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