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Which of the following is true about Binomial Nomenclature?

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This system was developed so that an organism has the same standard name used anywhere across the world
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Each scientific name includes two parts - the family name and the generic name
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Only the first word of the name should be italicised when typed
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The first component of a scientific name is capitalised, while the second one is not
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The correct option is D The first component of a scientific name is capitalised, while the second one is not
The system of providing a name with two components is called binomial nomenclature, as given by Carl Linnaeus. One of the main objectives of developing such a system was so that every organism would have the same standard name used anywhere across the world. Each name has two components - a generic name and a specific epithet. When typed, both the components of the name are italicised, with the first one capitalised as well.

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