Question

Toxicodendron rydbergii is the scientific name for western poison ivy. Toxicodendron radicans is the scientific name for eastern poison ivy. Which of the following statements are true?

Answer 1

the answer(s) is

Western and eastern poison ivy belong to the same class.
Western and eastern poison ivy are part of the same order.

The genus Toxicodendron includes both western and eastern poison ivy.

Answer 2

Western and eastern poison ivy belong to the same genus.

Step-by-step explanation:

The scientific name of the species was created in order to create a universal nomenclature for living beings. This way, scientists in Brazil, for example, could talk to scientists in Africa and Japan about the same living thing without creating confusion about names. In short, the scientific name is accepted by all languages and all dialects and idomous expressions.

The scientific name is formed by two words in Latin. The first word refers to the genus to which the organism belongs, the second name refers to the specific epithet. The two names together form the species name.

For this reason, we can say that if Toxicodendron rydbergii is the scientific name for western poison ivy and Toxicodendron radicans is the scientific name for eastern poison ivy, western and eastern poison ivy belong to the same genus.