NEET 2012 Biology question

Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and correctly described ?

(1)E.coli - Full name *Entamoeba coli*, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine
(2)*Musca domestica* - The common house lizard, a reptile
(3)*Plasmodium falciparum* - A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malariaCorrect
(4)*Felis tigris* - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests

Answer: (3)

Solution

*Plasmodium falciparum* is a protozoan parasite that causes malignant (falciparum) malaria, the most serious form; the name is correctly written (binomial, genus capitalised, species in lower case, italicised). (1) E. coli stands for *Escherichia coli*, a bacterium of the

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