the world of life Flashcards
1
Q
who introduced the successful nomenclature?
A
Swedish natural scientist called Carolus Linnaeus in 1753
it is known as binomial nomenclature
2
Q
what are standards in binomial nomenclature?
A
the scientific name of species or species is made up of two epithets
the first epithet is generic name and second epithet is specific epithet
the species name is given in Latin or Greek
the first letter of epithet is capital and other letters are simple
when hand write it should be underline and when printed it should be italicized