Scientific Names Test - 1

The American cockroach  (Periplaneta Americana)  is the largest species of common cockroach and is often considered a pest. The oriental cockroach  (Blatta Orientalis) , is also known as the waterbug. It is a large species of cockroach. It belongs to the phylum Arthropoda where the body is divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen.

The scientific name of Brinjal is  Solanum Melongena.  It is a warm-weather crop mostly cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The scientific name of Wheat is  Triticum Aestivum. 

The tiger is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. The scientific name of Tiger is Panthera Tigris.

The potato is a starchy tuber of the plant  Solanum Tuberosum  and is a root vegetable. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.

The scientific name of the frog is  Rana Tigrina.  Frogs are classified as vertebrates and belong to the Amphibia class

A banana is an elongated, edible fruit –botanically a berry. The scientific name of the banana is  Musa Paradisiaca

The tomato is the edible berry of the plant  Solanum Lycopersicum   commonly known as the tomato plant. 

The Tulsi plant is considered sacred in India. It is also known to exhibit medicinal properties. The botanical name of tulsi is  Ocimum Tenuiflorium . Here, Ocimum  is the genus and Tenuiflorium  is the species.

Azadirachta Indica  is the scientific name of Neem, it is also known as nimtree, or Indian lilac, and Dogo Yaro or Dogon Yaro in Nigeria, is a tree in the Meliaceae family.

The scientific name of human beings is  Homo Sapiens  and it was coined by Carl Linnaeus in the year 1758. Homo sapiens was derived from the Latin word, which refers to a wise man.

The scientific name of a cat is Felis Catus.  It is the only species belonging to the Felidae family that is domesticated.

Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis   is the botanical name of Hibiscus. It is a species of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in the tropics and subtropical regions. 

A scientific name consists of two parts: the first part indicates the genus name and the second part indicates the species name. Mangifera Indica  is the scientific name of mango, where Mangifera indicates the genus name and Indica indicates the species name.

A dog is a domestic mammal of the family Canidae and the order Carnivora. Its scientific name is  Canis lupus Familiaris.