Question

In the scientific name, pan paniscus, pan represents the name of the ____ while paniscus represents the name of the ____

Answer 1

Pan represents the genus while paniscus represents the species.

Answer 2

Answer: Pan represents genus and paniscus represent species.

Explanation:

The organism on the earth is named by a certain set of rules known as the binomial nomenclature. This system is used for the naming of the plant and animal species.

This is because local names are limited upto a particular place so a system was build to name the organisms globally.

According to this system, The name of the organism is made of two two words in which the first represents the genus and the second word represents the species of the organism.