Question

According to binomial nomenclature, the scientific name of an organism must consist of two words. These are-

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Generic name . 2 specific name

Answer 2

The scientist named Carolus Linnaeus was the one who gave the naming system termed as binomial nomenclature.

In this system of nomenclature or naming, the two words denotes genus and species respectively.

The word which is in the first represents the genus whereas the second word is the species.

For example :

Homo sapiens

Here, Homo is the genus of human and sapiens is the species of human beings.