A) The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter
B) The first word in a biological name represents the genus
C) Biological names are generally in Greek and written in italics
D) Both the words in a biological name, when hand-written, are separately underlined
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Binomial nomenclature is the system of providing organisms with appropriate and distinct names consisting of two words, first generic and second specific. The first or generic word is also called genus. It is like a noun and its first letter is written in capital form. The second or specific name represents the species. It is like an adjective. Its first letter is written in small form. The original name were previously taken from Latin and Greek languages. New names are now derived either from Latin language or are latinished. The scientific name is printed in italics. It is underlined in hand written description.
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