Question

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition The first word in an organism’s scientific name. 1)bacteria. 2)classification. 3)domain. 4)genus. 5)protist. 6)species

Answer 1

genus is the correct answer

Answer 2

The answer is genus

Step-by-step explanation:

The scientific names are formed by two parts, the name of the genus and the name of the species, this nomenclature is known as binomial. The genus begins with a capital letter, the species name goes in lowercase. They do not carry diacritical signs, numbers, or dashes. They must contain more than one letter and are written in Latin or Greek.