NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The species to which the organism belongs is indicated by two words, the genus and species names, which are Latinized words derived from various sources. This system, which is called the Linnaean system of binomial nomenclature, was established in the 1750s by Carolus Linnaeus.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first part of the name – the generic name – identifies the genus to which the species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans belong to the genus Homo and within this genus to the species Homo sapiens.

Detailed explanation-3: -“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-4: -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. Both the words are italicized.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.