Important NCERT Picks of the Chapter 'The Living World' Nomen | ❗STUDY HUB ❗( NEET / JEE )M
Important NCERT Picks of the Chapter "The Living World"
Nomenclature
• Binomial nomenclature system given by Carolus Linnaeus. Each name has two components – the generic name and the specific epithet.
• We know the plants and animals in our own area by their local/ vernacular names but these local names would vary from place to place, even within a country that can create a lot of confusion. Thus, it is a need to standardize the naming of living organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same single name all over the world.
• Nomenclature or naming is only possible when the organism is described correctly and we know to
what organism the name is attached to. This is called identification.
• Tautonyms: If both generic and specific names are same,
these are called tautonyms. e.g., Rattus rattus
• Nomenclature: Standardize the naming of living organisms
For Naming of Plants
International Code for Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN).
For Naming of Animals
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN).
