EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

VIRUS AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A specific term for an organism, made up of the genus and species
A
taxonomy
B
scientific name
C
dichotomous key
D
classification
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: -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 scientific name for our species, for example, is Homo sapiens, which happens to be made up of two different words. A number of animal species, however, have the same name for both genus and species, which creates a scientific name known as a tautonym.

Detailed explanation-4: -Every recognized species on earth (at least in theory) is given a two-part scientific name. This system is called “binomial nomenclature.” These names are important because they allow people throughout the world to communicate unambiguously about animal species.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, the correct option is ‘Taxonomy’.

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