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What is the correct scientific name of maize?

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Correct answer: Zea mays

Correct answer: B, Zea mays. Maize, also called corn, is scientifically named Zea mays. Zea is the genus and mays is the specific epithet. The first word begins with a capital letter and the second begins with a lowercase letter; in printed work the complete binomial is written in italics. Option A, Oryza sativa, is rice. Option C, Triticum aestivum, is wheat. Option D, Pisum sativum, is pea. Thus the names are not interchangeable even though all four are familiar cultivated plants. A useful way to solve the question is to recall the crop-name pairs rather than guess from the spelling: maize—Zea mays, rice—Oryza sativa, wheat—Triticum aestivum, pea—Pisum sativum. Memory cue: maize starts with “Zea,” while rice starts with “Oryza.”

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MaizeZea MaysScientific NamesTaxonomyBinomial NomenclatureTaxonomy Binomial NomenclatureThe Living WorldBiologyClass 11 Mcq

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