Question

When assigning a scientific name to an organism

a. the genus name is capitalized
b. the species name is placed first
c. the species name can be abbreviated
d. both genus and species names are capitalized

Answer 1

When assigning a scientific name to an organism, both the genus and species names are capitalized. The species name cannot be abbreviated.

Step-by-step explanation:

When assigning a scientific name to an organism, both the genus and species names are capitalized.

Genus and species names are written in italics when printed.

The genus name is always capitalized, while the species name is written in lowercase.

For example, the scientific name for the domestic dog is Canis lupus familiaris.

The species name cannot be abbreviated and is always written in full.