Question

what is linnaeus binomial nomenclature

Answer 1

• System of giving two names to an organism is called Binomial nomenclature. It is recognized all over the world.
• Corolus Linnaeus gave a scientific naming system in which an organism is given two names.
• The first part is the generic name and the second part is the (specific) species name.

Conventions that are followed:

• It is conventional to write the first letter of the generic name with a capital and the first letter of the specific name with a small letter. Felis domestica – common cat.
• Scientific names must be underlined separately when written by hand.
• In printed matter these names are printed in Italic or in Bold type.

Uses:

• Scientific names are followed and understood all over the world
• Names are not changed according to country or language
• Names are not changed often