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What is the term for the naming system developed by Carl Linnaeus?
What is the term for the naming system developed by Carl Linnaeus?
- Binomial nomenclature (correct)
- Biological naming
- Binomial classification
- Species identification
What does the first part of an organism's name refer to?
What does the first part of an organism's name refer to?
- The characteristics of the organism
- The species of the organism
- The genus of the organism (correct)
- The habitat of the organism
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when typing?
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when typing?
- In lowercase
- In uppercase
- In italics (correct)
- In bold
What is unique about the scientific name of an organism in different languages?
What is unique about the scientific name of an organism in different languages?
What does the Latin word 'nomen' mean?
What does the Latin word 'nomen' mean?
What is the purpose of the binomial nomenclature system?
What is the purpose of the binomial nomenclature system?
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when writing manually?
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when writing manually?
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Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature
A naming system developed by Carl Linnaeus for organisms.
Genus
Genus
The first part of an organism's scientific name, indicating its group.
Scientific name formatting
Scientific name formatting
The scientific name must be written in italics when typed.
Universal scientific names
Universal scientific names
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Meaning of 'nomen'
Meaning of 'nomen'
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Purpose of binomial nomenclature
Purpose of binomial nomenclature
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Manual scientific name formatting
Manual scientific name formatting
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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.
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