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Is an organism's scientific name changed after its death or extinction?

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Correct answer: No, that name remains stable and preserved forever

Answer: A, with an important clarification. A scientific name is not changed merely because an individual organism dies or because a species becomes extinct. The name remains part of the scientific record and continues to identify that taxon. However, names can sometimes be revised for legitimate taxonomic reasons, such as new evidence about relationships, a correction under nomenclatural rules, or discovery that two names refer to the same taxon. Such a revision is not caused by death or extinction itself. B is therefore too broad and incorrect. C is unsupported because the rule is not limited to dinosaurs. D is wrong because scientific names are governed by international nomenclatural codes and taxonomic scholarship, not simply by a government. Memory cue: extinction ends a lineage’s existence, not its scientific record.

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Scientific NamesExtinctionTaxonomic NomenclatureTaxonomyBinomial NomenclatureTaxonomy Binomial NomenclatureThe Living WorldBiologyClass 11 Mcq

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