Binomial (two) nomenclature (names) is a way to write the scientific name of an organism, using the genus and species of that organism. The genus is capitalized (F) and the species is lower-cased (f).

Question

Binomial (two) nomenclature (names) is a way to write the scientific name of an organism, using the genus and species of that organism. The genus is capitalized (F) and the species is lower-cased (f).

Mark all of the following scientific names that are correctly written Genus + species (Homo sapien)
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Ursus maritimus (polar bear)
Panthera onca (jaguar)
falco Peregrinus (peregrine falcon)
orcinus orca (killer whale)

Answer 1

Ursus maritimus (polar bear) and Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon) are correctly written in Genus + species format. Panthera onca and orcinus orca are not correctly written in Genus + species format as they should be capitalized and written as Panthera onca and Orcinus orca.