Question

The process of giving scientific names to organisms is called ____.

Answer 1

Hint: The purpose of naming an organism is to identify, organize, and classify based on their external characteristics. Naming an organism should include a specific name that is unique and easily can be identified.

Complete answer: Binomial nomenclature is a two-part scientific naming system used to name and identify organisms.
The first part of the scientific name includes a generic name or genus. The second part of the scientific name includes a specific species’ names or the specific epithet.
The rules of the binomial nomenclature system include:
1. The first letter of the genus name should be in capital letters.
2. The specific epithet should be in small letters and can be capital under certain conditions like derived from proper nouns or is formed by two nouns in apposition.
3. It should be written in italics.

Additional information: Carl Linnaeus founded the practice of binomial nomenclature—that is, the indication of each kind of plant by two words, the genus name, and the specific name, as Rosa canina, the dog rose.

Note: Taxonomy and nomenclature are not the same but both are related. Nomenclature is part of taxonomy as it includes the genus and species taxons.