How is the scientific name of an organism written?

  • A
    Underlined
  • B
    In capital letters
  • C
    Italicized
  • D
    All of the above

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Match the names of branches of biology listed under column $I$ with the field of study given under column $II$; choose the answer which gives the correct combination of the alphabets of the two columns.
Column $I$ (Branch of biology) | Column $II$ (Field of study)
$A$ Palynology | $p$ Silkworms
$B$ Oncology | $q$ Pollens
$C$ Phycology | $r$ Cancer
$D$ Sericulture | $s$ Algae

Choose the correct sentences regarding biological nomenclature:
$(1)$ Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
$(2)$ The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
$(3)$ The genus name starts with a capital letter,while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
$(4)$ The name of the author appears after the specific epithet in an abbreviated form.

Find the mismatched pair.

In which language does the term '$des$' mean 'away' or 'apart'?

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