Question

What is the correct way to write the scientific name of a fruit fly?

A.Drosophila Melanogaster
B.Drosophila melanogater
C.Drosophila Melanogaster

Answer 1

Drosophila melanogaster

Step-by-step explanation:

According to binomial nomenclature, the name of each organism has two parts: species epithet and genus epithet. Genus name is written first and start with upper case letter followed by species name. The first letter of the species name is not an upper case letter. Hence, name of fruit fly is written as "Drosophila melanogaster".

Answer 2

The right way to write scientific names is: "Genus specie". So, the right name is: "Drosophila melanogaster", letter b)

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