151k views
11 votes
• A scientific name, ___________________ ____________________, is made up of two parts, the ___________ and the ______________.

User Jeff F
by
4.8k points

1 Answer

11 votes

Answer:

First part is the generic name ; genus

Second part is the specific name,; epithet

Step-by-step explanation:

There are different naming systems. However, the naming system above, whereby species of organisms or plants are given two names is called the binomial nomenclature (bi - means two). In this naming system, names are given based on two attributes;

The genus of the organism or plant and the specific name of the species within the genus

An example of scientific name include ;

'Amaranthus retroflexus' (Amaranthus - genus ; retroflexus - epithet).

User Nospor
by
5.5k points