The scientific name of an organism consists of two parts: the genus name and the species name. Both of these names are typically Latin or Latinized words, and they are always italicized or underlined in written text. The genus name is capitalized, while the species name is not. Together, these two names create a unique identifier for a particular organism, allowing scientists to more easily communicate and share information about different species. For example, the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens, where "Homo" is the genus name and "sapiens" is the speciesname.