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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 6 Objective Question

Question

1. The ICZN Code regulates names of taxa primarily in which groups?
Options
A Family group, genus group, and species group (with some articles regulating ranks above family group)
Correct Answer
B Only kingdom-level names
C Only domain-level names
D Only common names
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) explicitly governs the rules and applicability of scientific names spanning three major rank groups: the species group, the genus group, and the family group.

Hint

Covers ranks spanning from species up through family levels.

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