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Which of the following statements are true regarding scientific names?
1) They are (often) in Latin.
2) The are italicized or underlined.
3) The genus is lowercase and species is capital
4) May be descriptive (e.g. Deinococcus radiodurans) or honor a scientist
5) After the first use in a manuscript, paper, or report, scientific names are abbreviated with the first letter of the genus plus the species name.
1) They are (often) in Latin.
2) The are italicized or underlined.
3) The genus is lowercase and species is capital
4) May be descriptive (e.g. Deinococcus radiodurans) or honor a scientist
5) After the first use in a manuscript, paper, or report, scientific names are abbreviated with the first letter of the genus plus the species name.
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 1, 2
- 1, 3, 4
- 1, 2, 4, 5