NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is the second word of an organism’s scientific name.
A
Class
B
Order
C
Genus
D
Species
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are two words, hence this system of naming organisms is called binomial nomenclature. The first word is the name of the genus, and the second word is the species name.

Detailed explanation-2: -Every species would get a name consisting of two words: the first word was the genus, and the second word was a specific epithet, and that couplet would together uniquely identify the species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scientific Names Scientists use a two-name system called a Binomial Naming System. Scientists name animals and plants using the system that describes the genus and species of the organism. The first word is the genus and the second is the species. The first word is capitalized and the second is not.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two main parts for each plant species name. The first part is known as the genus. The second part is the specific epithet. Together, they are known as the species, Latin binomial, or scientific name.

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