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2012 · Q42
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The Living World question

2012 · Q42

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Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the international Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described?
  1. A
    Musca domestica - the common house lizard, a reptile
  2. B
    Plasmodium falciparum - a protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria.
  3. C
    Felis tigris - the Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.
  4. D
    E.coli - full name Entamoeba coil, a commonly occuring bacterium in human intestine.
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Correct answer: B

Plasmodium falciparum – A protozoan pathogen causes the most serious type of malaria that is falciparum malaria.
Musca domestica – House fly, an insect belongs to phylum arthropoda.
Felis tigris - The Bengal tiger, is well protected in Sundarbans (tiger reserve)
E.coli - Escherichia coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine

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