 Scientific Name What is it? Scientific Names for biological species have two parts: genus and species. The genus name is capitalized, the species name is not, and the whole thing is underlined or italicized. Because scientific names are written in Latin and have two parts, they are sometimes called Latin binomials. Give me an example! Scientific Names are useful because people from different parts of the world may have different common names for the same species. By agreeing on scientific names scientists from all over can effectively communicate about their research. Homo sapiens = human beings Pinus ponderosa = pine tree Panthero leo = African lion Copyright ©2010, PCS Edventures, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |