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A scientist writes the name of a human being as 'homo sapiens'. The error is that:
Athe two parts must be joined with a hyphen and capitalised
Bboth parts need capitals and the name must be underlined
Cthe specific name needs a capital and the name must be in bold
Dthe generic name needs a capital and the name must be underlined
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. the generic name needs a capital and the name must be underlined
1. A scientific name has two parts under the binomial system.
2. The first part is the generic name and begins with a capital letter.
3. The second part is the specific name and begins with a lower case letter.
4. The whole name must be underlined when handwritten, or italicised in print.
5. So 'homo sapiens' fails twice: no capital on the genus, and no underlining. It is correctly written as *Homo sapiens*.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 Biology 133/1, Question 3: Principles of Classification_