Question

Binomial nomenclature means

• A. one name given by two taxonomists
• B. two names, the Latinized, other of a person
• C. two names, one scientific, other local
• D. two word names, the first indicates genus, and other species

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Binomial nomenclature system was given by Carolus Linnaeus and is universally accepted. In this naming system the first is the generic name (genus) and the other one is specific epithet (species).