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Diversity in Living Organisms — Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceDiversity in Living Organisms1 Mark
MCQ
What is true in a scientific name?
  • A
    Specific name is written first.
  • B
    Generic name starts with small letter.
  • ✓
    Generic name starts with capital letter while specific name starts with small letter.
  • D
    It is written in English.
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Answer

Correct option: C.
Generic name starts with capital letter while specific name starts with small letter.
Certain conventions are followed while writing the scientific names:
  1. The name of the genus begins with a capital letter.
  2. The name of the species begins with a small letter.

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