Which of the following is the scientific or botanical name of Asafoetida (Hing)?
Curcuma longa
Curcuma amada
Alpinia galanga
None of these
D.
None of these
The botanical name of Hing (asafoetida) is Ferula asafoetida.
Cucurma longa is the scientific name for turmeric of ginger family.
Cucurma amada is the scientific name of mango ginger.
Alpinia galanga is a plant in ginger family. It is commonly known as galangal or Siamese ginger.
Taxonomically, which of the following set is matched correctly?
Cattle fish, jelly fish, silver fish
Bat, pigeon, kite
Lobsters, spider, shrimps
Oyster, otter, Octopus
The usage of binomial names, for plant species was accepted by all after the publication of the work by
Hooker
Linnaeus
Bentham
Darwin
Assertion : Study of biology requires basic knowledge of chemistry and physics.
Reason : Living organisms are made up of atoms and molecules which follow chemical and physical laws.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both the assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both the assertion and reason are false.
Binomial system of nomenclature was given by
Julian Huxley
Bentham and Hooker
Linnaeus
Casper Bauhin
Dendrochronology is the study of:
height of a tree
diameter of a tree
age of the tree by counting the number of annual rings in the main stem
none of the above
