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Latin is used for scientific names mainly because it is a:

Answer: Dead, unchanging language.

  • A Dead, unchanging language
  • B Modern spoken language
  • C Regional Indian language
  • D Newly invented code

Correct answer: A. Dead, unchanging language

Explanation: Latin is a 'dead' language whose words no longer change in everyday use, so scientific names stay stable worldwide.

Taxonomic HierarchyKingdomPhylum / DivisionClassOrderFamilyGenusSpeciesmost organisms,fewest shared traitsfewest organisms,most shared traitsSpecies is the narrowest, most specific category - the basic unit of classification

The taxonomic hierarchy narrows from Kingdom (broadest, covering the most organisms but fewest shared traits) down to Species (narrowest, fewest organisms but most shared traits) - every level in between is a progressively more specific subset of the one above it.

Concept context

Biodiversity, taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, the taxonomic hierarchy, and taxonomic aids like herbaria and botanical gardens. The foundational first chapter of NCERT Biology.

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