DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Question
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A wolf’s scientific name is Canis rufus. Which genus does it belong to?
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Canis
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rufus
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wolf
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animal
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The scientific name of the wolf is Canis rufus. This indicates that it belongs to the genus Canis and species-rufus.
Detailed explanation-2: -One model for the evolution of the genus Canis would be as follows: The genus arose in North America sometime in the Late Miocene. A species of the genus entered Eurasia from North America via Beringia during the Late Miocene. Coyotes derived from an exclusively North America lineage of the genus.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The statement that is not true is that both the genus and species of an organism are capitalized in binomial nomenclature. In actuality, only the genus name is capitalized, while the species name is written in lower case.
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