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The Living World — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYThe Living World3 Marks
Question
Why biologists do not favour common names? Discuss briefly.
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Answer

  1. All the organisms cannot be named by this method as there are organisms of different sizes and shapes, some of which are not directly perceived by man and thus remain unnamed, e.g., microbes.
  2. An organism may have several names in a given language, e.g., there are 8 Hindi names of prickly poppy and water lily has 15 English names.
  3. One common name may have different meanings in different countries, e.g., maize, means wheat and other grains in USA and it is called corn in common wealth countries.

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