Question

Scientific names higher than genus are

• A. Capitalized but not printed distinctively, italicized, or underlined
• B. Italicized or underlined
• C. Capitalized and italicized or underlined
• D. Italicized or underlined with the first word capitalized

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The scientific names of the organisms are the binomial nomenclature with genus and species names written in italics. The genus name starts with a capital and later all the letters are in small. The other names of the ranks in the hierarchical classification start with capitals but are not written in italics, or underlined or printed differently.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.