MCQ Scientific Nomenclature Chapter 7 Class 9 Science

MCQ’s For All Chapters – Science Class 9th

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1. The scientific name of rice is Oryza sativa. What can be deduced from this information?

Rice is a monocotyledon.

Rice belongs to genus Oryza and species sativa

Rice gives large amount of energy.

Rice is the principal cereal in many parts of India.

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Question 1 of 10

2. There are 2 names given to an organism in binomial nomenclature. Which are they?

Genus and species names

Genus and class names

Kingdom and class names

Phylum and order names

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Question 2 of 10

3. The genus name of leopard is Panthera. Which of the following animals will not belong to this genus?

Rat

Snow leopard

Tiger

Lion

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Question 3 of 10

4. The names of which two taxa are used in binomial nomenclature?

The highest and lowest unit of classification.

The two highest units of classification

The two lowest units of classification

The two middle units of classification

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Question 4 of 10

5. The scientific name of frog is Rana tigrina. What does tigrina indicate?

The family name

The species name

The generic name

The class name

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Question 5 of 10

6. Which is a correct rule of writing names in binomial nomenclature?

The name of the species begins with a capital letter.

When written by hand, the name of genus and species begins with small letters.

When printed, the scientific name is given in italics.

The name of the genus begins with a small letter.

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7. Which of the following is true regarding binomial nomenclature?

Every organism belonging to a species has a separate, distinct name.

Every organism may have two or three names.

All organisms in a genus have the same name.Similar looking organisms have similar names.

Similar looking organisms have similar names.

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8. Name the two categories into which Carolus Linnaeus divided the organisms.

Prokaryotes and eukaryotes

Unicellular and multicellular

Simple and complex

Plants and animals

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Question 8 of 10

9. Who introduced the binomial system of nomenclature?

Charles Darwin

Whittaker

Lamarck

Carolus Linnaeus

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Question 9 of 10

10. Binomial nomenclature cannot distinguish between

Members of a class

Members of a species

Members of a genus

Members of a family

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Question 10 of 10

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