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What is the term for the naming system developed by Carl Linnaeus?
Binomial nomenclature
What does the first part of an organism's name refer to?
The genus of the organism
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when typing?
In italics
What is unique about the scientific name of an organism in different languages?
It stays the same in every language
What does the Latin word 'nomen' mean?
Name
What is the purpose of the binomial nomenclature system?
To identify an organism by its scientific genus and species name
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when writing manually?
Underlined
Study Notes
Binomial Nomenclature
- Carl Linnaeus developed a naming system called binomial nomenclature to give unique names to all organisms.
- In binomial nomenclature, each organism has a two-part name.
- The first part of the name refers to the genus, written with a capital letter.
- The second part of the name refers to the species, written with a lowercase letter.
- The full scientific name, including both genus and species, must be used to identify an organism.
- When typing, the scientific name is written in italics; when written manually, it is underlined.
Characteristics of Binomial Nomenclature
- The scientific name remains the same in every language.
- The term "binomial" comes from the Latin words "bi-" meaning two and "nomius-" meaning names.
- "Nomenclature" comes from the Latin words "nomen-" meaning name and "calare-" meaning to mention.
Learn about the binomial nomenclature system developed by Carl Linnaeus to identify and classify organisms. Understand the rules for writing genus and species names.
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