Test: Scientific Names of Animals and Plants - CUET MCQ

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.