Teaching MPPSC Assistant Professor Mock Test Series 2025 Life Sciences Diversity of Life Forms Principles and methods of taxonomy
The following statements describe possible nomenclature rules for biological species:
A. The same genus name cannot be used for both a plant and an animal.
B. The priority principle dictates that the first validly published name for a species is the correct one.
C. A species may be reassigned to a different genus based on new evidence.
D. Only one validly designated 'holotype' is used as the standard for a species description.
Select the option that contains all accepted statements about nomenclature rules
1
A,B and D
2
B, C and D
3
C and D
4
A and C