In scientific names, only the _____ is capitalised.

family

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species

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class

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genus

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Solution

The correct option is D
genus

The scientific name of the genus of an organism, also called the generic name, is always capitalised. The scientific name of the wolf is Canis lupus. Canis is the genus name which is capitalised and the species name is lupus.

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A scientific name gives information about the organism's family, genus, and species.

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In taxonomic hierarchy family comes between

(a) Class and Order
(b) Order and Genus
(c) Genus and Species
(d) Division and Class

The scientific name is derived from the genus and species to which an organism belongs.

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