Question

Two words consitutute the binomial nomenclature

1 Order and family
2 Genus and species
3 Family and genus
4 Family and species​

Answer 1

Required Answer:-

Binomial nomenclature is a way of naming the organism which is accepted all over the world. The name is called Scientific names. It was proposed by Carl Von Linnaeus.

As the term describes, the Binomial nomenclature have two parts: Generic name (Genus) and Specific epithet (Species). Hence the answer is Option (2)

Let's see an Example:-

The scientific name of the big cat Tiger is Panthera Tigris. Here:

$\rm{Scientific \: name \begin{cases} \rm{Genus(Panthera)} \\ \rm{Species(tigris) }\end{cases}}$

Some rules to follow:

• They have Latin origin. Hence they should be written in italic form. If handwritten, then it should be underlined.

• The first letter of Genus should be capital but small for the species.

• The name of the scientist, if written should be abbreviated form. Eg: Linn.

Answer 2

Answer:

The two words that constitute binomial nomenclature are :- genus and species

Explanation :-

The binomial nomenclature was proposed by Carl Linnaeus.

It is the method of naming a particular species.

It has latin origin.

The word has two words

Generic (Genus) and Specific epithet (Species)