Question

In a scientific name, every name has two words - Genus and Species.

• A. First alphabet of genus is written in capital letter
• B. First alphabet of species is written in small letter
• C. Every name is followed by author citation
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

• Binomial Nomenclature is a system of providing distinct and proper scientific names to organisms, each consisting of two words (epithet), first genetic and second specific. The system of scientific naming of organisms was developed by Carolus Linnaeus in $1751$ .
• The rules for binomial nomenclature are as follows:
• Each organism has a two-word name, first word generic and second-word specific name.
• Generic name (epithet): It identifies the genus (taxon) to which the species belongs
• Specific name (epithet): It identifies the species (taxon) within the genus.
• The generic name started with a capital letter and a specific name started with a small letter.
• The names are printed in italics when handwritten, both names are underlined separately.
• The same scientific name of any plant is applied in all countries of the world.
• In a binomial epithet, the name of the author appears after the specific name and it is written in the abbreviated form. It is neither underlined nor written in italics but written in roman letters( i.e., simple letters)
• Scientific names have been standardised through the codes of biological nomenclature