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.
- 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.