Which of the following statements are correct regarding biological names?
$(A)$ Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
$(B)$ The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
$(C)$ Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined.
$(D)$ The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
$(A)$ Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics.
$(B)$ The first word in a biological name represents the genus while the second component denotes the specific epithet.
$(C)$ Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined.
$(D)$ The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
- A$(A), (B)$
- B$(B), (C)$
- C$(C), (D)$
- D$(A), (B), (C), (D)$
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$(2)$ 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.
$(1)$ 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.
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$(4)$ The name of the author appears after the specific epithet in an abbreviated form.
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| $(B)$ Ivanowsky | $(ii)$ First discovered lichen |
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