Question

Write the scientific name of any two plants and any two animals?

Answer 1

Hint: Scientific naming of organisms follow the method of binomial naming or binomial nomenclature. It is a naming system used to name any given organism based on two terms, all of which follow the Latin grammatical forms. The first name is used to indicate the genus of the organism and the second name is used to name the specific species within the genus.

Complete answer: The study of naming and classifying organisms is known as taxonomy. It has derived its name from the word ‘taxa’ meaning ‘class’ or ‘classification’. Taxonomic studies are vital and have played a crucial role in the formation of the Five kingdom classification. All organisms are generally named using the binomial nomenclature, where there is two-term given to an organism; one based on the genus of the organism and the other based on the species within the genus of the organism. All forms of binomial nomenclature follow Latin grammatical forms, but the names can be derived from other languages as well. The binomial naming of an organism is now regulated by two governing bodies, namely the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals and the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICNafp). For example, humans belong to the genus of Homo. Others within this genus include the Neanderthals and Erectus, and the species name is sapiens. Thus, the binomial name for a human would be Homo sapiens.
The scientific name of two plants and animals are;
Canis lupus – Dog
Felis catus – Cat
Mangifera indica - Mango
Mimosa pudica – Touch me not plant

Note: Nomenclature (including binomial nomenclature) is not the same as classification, although the two are related. Classification is the ordering of items into groups based on similarities or differences; in biological classification, species are one of the kinds of items to be classified.