LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -All the scientific names of organisms are usually Latin. Hence, they are written in italics. There exist two parts of a name. The first word identifies the genus and the second word identifies the species.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the 18th century Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus simplified this practice by creating binomial nomenclature, whereby an organism is identified by genus and species names, both of which are Latinized words.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Ever since they were first introduced, scientific names were written in Latin and sometimes in Greek because; Latin was the language of the scholars and was used for spoken and written communication. Latin and Greek were dead languages and hence could not change.

Detailed explanation-4: -Scientists started using Latin back in the Middle Ages-around the 5th century to the 15th century AD. Though people all over the world were naming organisms in different languages, Latin was used by a group of scholars in Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -Latin species names really aren’t that difficult to learn. They all consist of two parts: the genus and the specific epithet (often called the species by those not in the know). The species is actually both words (plus an Authority-the name of the person who published it-if you want to be absolutely correct.)