Assertion : The biological name of mango is written as Mangifera indica linn.
Reason : The abbreviation linn indicates that the name of this species was derived from Latin language.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) - Assertion is true but the reason is false.
Biologists follow universally accepted principles to provide scientific names to known organisms. Each name has two components – the Generic name and the specific epithet. This system of providing a name with two components is called Binomial nomenclature. This naming system given by Carolus Linnaeus is being practised by biologists all over the world.
The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.
It can be illustrated with the example of Mangifera indica. Name of the author appears after the specific epithet, i.e., at the end of the biological name and is written in an abbreviated form, e.g., Mangifera indica Linn. It indicates that this species was first described by Linnaeus .