Question

What is the scientific name for a human and what is the scientific name for a pea plant?

Answer 1

Hint: Scientific names are generally used by the scientist. It is the taxonomic name of an organism that consists of the genus and species. Scientific names usually come from Latin. Otherwise, it comes from the Greek language.

Complete answer:
Binomial Nomenclature is a formal system of naming a species. It is a widely used system. The name consists of two names; both of which are derived from Latin. However, a scientific name can be derived from other languages too. This kind of name is called a binomial name or a scientific name.
The initial part of the name signifies the genus to which an organism belongs to. This is also called the Generic name. The second part identifies the exact species to which the organism falls within the genus. This is called the Specific name.
There are certain rules to be followed in scientific names. The initial of the generic name is always capitalized but the initial of the specific name is always in short. The entire scientific name should be written in Italics. If a scientific name is hand written then we need to underline the generic name and the specific name differently.
So, now we can see the scientific names of Human and Pea plant: -
Human: Homo sapiens
Pea plant: Pisum sativum

Note:
In the name Homo sapiens, ‘Homo’ is the generic name and the ‘sapiens’ is the specific name. The meaning of ‘Homo sapiens’ is ‘Wise Man’ or ‘Knowledgeable Man’ in Latin. On the other hand, in the name ' Pisum sativum, ‘Pisum’ is the generic name and ‘sativum’ is the specific name which means cultivation in Latin.