DENDROLOGY

TREE IDENTIFICATION

IDENTIFICATION KEYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What should you do when typing a scientific name?
A
Capitalize the first word
B
Capitalize the first word and underline the whole thing
C
Capitalize the first word and italicize the whole thing
D
Nothing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scientific names are always italicized. The genus is always capitalized. The species is never capitalized, even when it refers to the name of a place or person. In its first use within a particular document, the genus is always written in full. More items •19-Apr-2023

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientific name consists of two parts. The first is genus name and second is species name. It is always written in italics (if typed) or underlined (handwritten). The first letter of genus name is always capitalized.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scientific Names. In the Latin scientific names of organisms, names at the species level and below (species, subspecies, variety) are not capitalized; those at the genus level and above (e.g., genus, tribe, subfamily, family, class, order, division, phylum) are capitalized.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first letter of the first word (the generic name) is always capitalized.

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