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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?
What does the first part of an organism's name refer to?
What does the first part of an organism's name refer to?
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when typing?
How should the scientific name of an organism be written when typing?
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?
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What does the Latin word 'nomen' mean?
What does the Latin word 'nomen' mean?
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What is the purpose of the binomial nomenclature system?
What is the purpose of the binomial nomenclature system?
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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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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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Learn about the binomial nomenclature system developed by Carl Linnaeus to identify and classify organisms. Understand the rules for writing genus and species names.
