Scientific Names Test - 2

• The scientific name  of the cow is   Bos  indicus.
• They belong to phylum  Chordata, Mammalia class and Bovidae family (Subfamily- Bovinae).
• The gestation period of a cow is in the range of  279-285 days.
• The lifespan  of a cow is  18-22 years.
• The average weight  of an adult  cow is about  720 kg.

• Scientific names follow the system of binomial nomenclature, formalized by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. This system gives every species a two-part Latinized name.
• The first part is the  genus   to which the species belongs, and the second part is the  specific epithet , which differentiates the  species   within the genus.

Tomato:  The scientific name for tomato is  Solanum lycopersicum. .

Cabbage : The scientific name for cabbage is  Brassica oleracea var. capitata. "Brassica "is the genus, and "oleracea "is the species name. "Var. capitata "shows it is a variety or variation of the species that forms a head, like cabbage.

Brinjal (Eggplant):  The scientific name for brinjal  is  Solanum melongena. Like tomato and potato, eggplant also belongs to the Solanum genus. 

• The common name of  Drosophila  melanogaster  is Fruitfly.
  • They are flying belonging to the arthropod group.
  • Their common food is fruits.
  • They are abundantly found in food everywhere.
• Round worms  are nematodes.
  • Example - Ascaris lumbricoides
• Seahorses  are aquatic fishes.
  • Example - Hippocampus
• Zebra fishes  are fishes.
  • Example - Danio  sp.

Hence option 2 is correct.

• In ECG, electrodes are placed on the skin to note the normal working condition of the heart.
• ECG was first developed by  Willem Einthoven.
• A normal ECG has 5 deflection waves  P, Q, R, S and T. Out of the  P, R and T waves  are above the baseline and are called  positive waves. The Q and S waves  are below the baseline and are called  negative waves.
• There are three  types of ECT tests-
  • Resting ECG
  • Exercise ECG
  • 24 hour ECG

• Palaeontology is the study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils.
  • Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things  that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock.

• Roundworm  is the  common name for Ascaris.
• Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worms known as the "small intestinal roundworms,"a kind of parasitic worm.
• One species, Ascaris lumbricoides, affects humans and causes ascariasis to the disease.
• Ascaris lumbricoides is the "large roundworm "of humans, growing up to 35 cm (14 in.) in length.

The correct answer is   Musca domestica.

• The scientific name of Housefly is  Musca domestica.

• Goat  is a domesticated animal that is farmed for fur, skin, meat, and milk.
  • Its scientific name is   Capra aegagrus hircus .
  • Family- Bovidae
  • Class- Mammalia
  • Kingdom- Animalia
• Bos Indicus  is the scientific name of Zebu , domestic species of cattle originating in the Indian sub-continent.
• Sus Scrofa  is the scientific name of  wild boar , native to much of Eurasia and North Africa.
• Ovis Aries  is the scientific name of  sheep .

• The largest living animal in Asia, the  Asiatic elephant , is the only living species belonging to the genus Elephas, and it has been listed on the IUCN Red List as an endangered species since 1986.
  • Its   scientific name  is   Elephas  maximus .

• The potato is a root vegetable that belongs to the kingdom of  Plantae.
• It is a starchy tuber of the plant  Solanum Tuberosum .
• Potatoes are the fourth   largest food crop in the world after maize, wheat, and rice.
• The largest potato producing countries are -

1. China
2. India
3. Russia
4. Ukraine
5. United States