Question

34. Species' names are often followed by an abbreviation. This abbreviation refers toA. the scientist who originally named the speciesB. the country where the species was first foundC. the person who found the speciesD. the last person to work with the speciesE. the abbreviation does not refer to any of the above

Answer 1

The answer is the letter A. the scientist who originally named the species

*Scientific names of organisms are often followed by an abbreviation to denote the person who named them. For example, Amaranthus retroflexus L., (common name redroot pigweed) the letter L is not italicized which signifies Linnaeus the person who named this species.