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Lesson: Chapter 13 — The Living World

13.2. Naming living things 4 of 5

Question 4

Which option writes the scientific name of the coconut correctly?

The right answer is the one marked above.

Cocos nucifera. Only the first letter of the generic name is a capital, and in print it is in italics.

Cocos Nucifera capitalises the specific epithet, which is the commonest mistake of all.

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