nIn the discipline known as Taxonomy, scientists classify organisms and assign each organism a universally acceptable name.
nWhat is a scientific name?
Scientific Names are the 2 Latin names that come from the Genus and Species of the organism.
Examples:
Canis familiaris – Dog Megaptera novaeangliae – Humpback Whale
Canis lups- Wolf Balaenoptera musculus – Blue Whale
nHow are scientific names written?
Scientific Names include the Genus name first and the Species Name second.
When handwritten they are underlined but when typed they are in Italics.