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Which is the correct way to write the scientific name of humans? 

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a

Homo Sapiens

b

HOMO SAPIENS

c

Homo sapiens

d

Homo sapiens

answer is C.

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  • The following guidelines must be observed while writing the scientific names of any organisms.
    • Latin is typically used for all organisms scientific names. They are therefore italicised.
    • A name has two distinct components. The genus is identified by the first word and the species by the second.
    • The names are italicised or underlined if they are typed and written by hand. Its Latin heritage is indicated by doing this.
    • The name of the species comes before the name of the genus and is preceded by a tiny letter.
  • So, Homo sapiens is the correct way to write the scientific name of humans.
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