Question

What is another name for scientific names?

Answer 1

Binomial nomenclature:

Binomial nomenclature is the biological system of naming the organisms in which the name is composed of two terms, where, the first term indicates the genus and the second term indicates the species of the organism.

Scientific Names:

1. The binomial name given to a particular species is known as its scientific name.
2. Scientific names are used by the scientific community to identify species in a very accurate manner.
3. Other terms for scientific names are binomial name, binomial nomenclature, and taxonomic name.
4. Scientific names are always italicized.
5. The genus is always capitalized and the species is never capitalized.

Example:

1. The scientific name of human beings is Homo sapiens.
2. The first part or generic name gives information about the genus.
3. The second part of specific name identifies the exact species to which the organism falls within the genus.