Botanists have given a scientific name to plants and animals in the world so that it remains common throughout the world. What is this naming system called and describe its features?

Solution:
 
  • System of giving two names to an organism is called Binomial nomenclature. It is recognized all over the world.
  • Carolus Linnaeus gave a scientific naming system in which an organism is given two names.
Features of binomial nomenclaure:
  • The first part is the generic name and the second part is the (specific) species name.
  • 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. Example:   Felis domestica – common cat.
  • Scientific names must be underlined separately when written by hand.
  • In printed matter, these names are printed in italics and underlined when handwritten.

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