Question

Which of the following is an example of the binomial scientific name?
(a) Green algae
(b) Snow leopard
(c) Rana tigrina
(d) China-rose

Answer 1

Hint: Binomial nomenclature is a system of naming an organism by two names- the generic name and the specific epithet. The name of the author can be added at the end in an abbreviated form. The generic name is given by the genus to which the organism belongs and the specific epithet belongs to the name of the species to which the organism belongs.

Complete answer:
 Rana tigrina is an example of binomial nomenclature. Rana is the generic name and tigrina is the specific epithet. Rana tigrina is the scientific name of the Indian frog from class Amphibia. It is found in mainland India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, and parts of Asia.

Additional Information: -Binomial system of nomenclature was given by Carolus Linnaeus who is also known as the father of modern taxonomy.
-The application binomial nomenclature is governed by rules given by the International Code of botanical nomenclature (ICBN) and the International code of zoological nomenclature (ICZN).
-The first name of binomial nomenclature starts with a capital letter and the second name starts with a small letter. When handwritten, the binomial name should be separately underlined and when printed should be written in Italics. They are written in the Latin language.
Green algae- This is a type of algae. Algae belong to the plant kingdom.
Snow leopard- Snow leopard is a common name whereas Panthera uncial is the scientific name or binomial name. It belongs to the animal kingdom.
China rose- China rose is the common name whereas Hibiscus rosa-Sinensis is the scientific or binomial name. It belongs to the plant kingdom.
So, the correct answer is `Rana tigrina`.

Note: Binomial nomenclature is the way of scientifically naming an organism that consists of two parts. Trinomial nomenclature is also a way of scientifically naming an organism in which generic name, the specific epithet, and subspecies name is included. When it becomes necessary to specify the subspecies to distinguish an organism from the other trinomial nomenclature is used.