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Check these five names by the rules of binomial nomenclature (two words, the genus starts with a…
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Check these five names by the rules of binomial nomenclature (two words, the genus starts with a capital letter, the epithet with a small letter): Pisum sativum, pisum sativum, Pisum Sativum, Cicer arietinum, Vigna.
Need a reminder? The key ideaShow
Binomial nomenclature (Linnaeus): two Latin words, the genus and the specific epithet. In print both are in italics; by hand each word is underlined separately. The genus starts with a capital letter, the epithet with a small one, and the author comes last in short form, for example Linn. Plants follow the ICN, and animals the ICZN.
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Correct. Pisum sativum and Cicer arietinum.
Step 2. Wrong. pisum sativum has a small genus; Pisum Sativum has a capital epithet; Vigna is only one word.
Answer: names are correct.
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