Concept explainers
To distinguish:
The genus and specific name for the species name of modern humans.
Introduction:
Linnaeus’s system of classification was the first formal system of taxonomic organization. His method of naming organisms is called binomial nomenclature. It gives each species a scientific name which is written in two parts; a genus name and a specific name.
Answer to Problem 6MI
Explanation of Solution
A genus consists of a group of similar species. The second word which describes the characteristic of an organism is called specific epithet. Thus the scientific name for each species, referred to as the specific name is a combination of the genus name and a specific epithet.
Thespecies name of modern humans is Homo sapiens . The genus is Homo . The characteristic of humans is intelligence. The Latin word sapiens means “wise”.
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