Question

ICBN is connected with
A. Correct nomenclature of animals
B. Correct nomenclature of plants
C. Correct nomenclature of plants
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: ICBN – International code of Botanical Nomenclature.
ICBN is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the botanical names that are given to plants, fungi, algae etc.

Complete Answer:
A. Correct nomenclature of animals: According to ICZN, correct naming is given to animals. The scientific names ensure that each organism has only one name.
B. Correct nomenclature of plants: International code for Botanical nomenclature is used to give names of plants. Its recommendation is to give name to each taxonomic group of plant and only one correct scientific name is accepted throughout the world.
C. Correct nomenclature of Biochemical: According to IUPAC i.e. International union of pure and applied chemistry, names are provided to chemicals. A chemical provided to chemicals. A chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds.

The correct option is B.

Note: (i) ICBN sets the formal starting date of plant nomenclature at 1st May, 1753, the publication of species plantarum by Linnaeus.
(ii) ICBN can only be changed by an International Botanical Congress (IBC), with the international association for plant taxonomy providing the supporting infrastructure.
(iii) Botanical nomenclature is independent of zoological nomenclature and bacteriological nomenclature, which are governed by their own codes.