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PLANT TAXONOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Scientific names are composed of ____
A
Genus & Species
B
Genus & Common Name
C
Species & Common Name
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Binomial nomenclature is the biological system of naming the organisms in which the name is composed of two terms, where, the first term indicates the genus and the second term indicates the species of the organism.”

Detailed explanation-2: -A name consists of two words: the generic name and the specific epithet. The generic name is the genus to which the species belongs, and the specific epithet refers to the species within that genus. For example, in the name Homo sapiens, Homo is the genus and sapiens is the specific epithet.

Detailed explanation-3: -The genus name is the first word of a binomial scientific name (the species name is the second word) and is always capitalized. One example of a plant genus containing many species is Rosa, which contains more than 100 species of roses.

Detailed explanation-4: -The genus is the first level of taxonomic organization, in a way, because all species that are thought to be most closely related, are placed together in a genus. Scientific names are often descriptive also, suggesting something about the animal.

Detailed explanation-5: -The scientific name of a genus is a noun in the singular. The scientific name of a species is a binomen (i.e., consists of two words). The scientific name of a subspecies is a trinomen (i.e., consists of three words).

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