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1 Binomial nomenclature and scientific names
Review

2 The first part of a scientific name is the ____________ and the second part is the _______________.
Genus species

3 2. What is the correct way to write the scientific name for humans?
a. Homo sapiens b. homo sapiens c. homo Sapiens d. Homo sapiens

4 3. What are 3 rules you must follow when writing a scientific name?
1. Genus is always capitalized 2. species is always lowercase 3. Both underlined or italicized

5 4. What 2 classification levels are used for the scientific name
4.  What 2 classification levels are used for the scientific name? (already had a question like this!) Genus and species

6 5.

7 6. Which of the following scientific name is written correctly
6. Which of the following scientific name is written correctly? (African elephant) Loxodonta africana Loxodonta africana c. loxodonta Africana Genus is capitalized, species is lowercase and its underlined!


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