Question

Identify the conventions that must be followed while writing the scientific names.

• A. The name of species begins with a capital letter.
• B. When printed, scientific name should be written in italics.
• C. The name of genus begins with a capital letter.
• D. When handwritten, both the parts of the name should be underlined separately.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

When handwritten, both the parts of the name should be underlined separately.

Certain conventions are followed while writing the scientific names:
$\bullet$ The name of the genus begins with a capital letter.
$\bullet$ The name of the species begins with a small letter.
$\bullet$ When printed, the scientific name is italicised.
$\bullet$ When handwritten, the genus name and the species name have to be underlined separately.