Question

Which of the following is true about Binomial Nomenclature?

• A. This system was developed so that an organism has the same standard name used anywhere across the world
• B. Each scientific name includes two parts - the family name and the generic name
• C. Only the first word of the name should be italicised when typed
• D. The first component of a scientific name is capitalised, while the second one is not

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (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.