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Binomial nomenclature and scientific names
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1. The first part of a scientific name is the ____________ and the second part is the _______________.
Genusspecies
2. What is the correct way to write the scientific name for humans?
a. Homo sapiens b. homo sapiensc. homo Sapiens d. Homo sapiens
3. What are 3 rules you must follow when writing a scientific name?
1. Genus is always capitalized
2. species is always lowercase
3. Both underlined or italicized
4. What 2 classification levels are used for the scientific name? (already had a question like this!)
Genus and species
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6. Which of the following scientific name is written correctly? (African elephant)a. Loxodonta africanab. Loxodonta africanac. loxodonta Africana
Genus is capitalized, species is lowercase and its underlined!
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