Saturday, July 24, 2010

Can a scientific name have more then two words in it?

It's for a project, due tomorrow please answer.

Can a scientific name have more then two words in it?
Well I would say yes, but according to the BINOMENIAL NOMENCLATURE, it is a two word naming system it really only has to have 2. Which is the genus, where it came from and the species what it looks like or who discovered it.
Reply:Yes, names go:





Kingdom--%26gt; Phylum--%26gt; Class--%26gt; Order--%26gt;


Family--%26gt; Genus--%26gt; Species--%26gt; Subspecies
Reply:Yes. Animals all have a two part name, Orcinus Orca is the name of a killer whale. This is called Binomial nomenclature and it is latin.


"The Genus (or surname) as a general rule starts with a capital letter while the Specific name (or personal name) is written completely in lower case"


Hope this helps you


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