Answer
Given the scientific name, the genus is indicated by the first capitalized word and the species is the second word.
Work Step by Step
For example, a horse is called an Equus caballus. The genus is Equus and the species is caballus.
Biology 12th Edition
by Mader, Sylvia; Windelspecht, Michael
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0078024269
ISBN 13:
978-0-07802-426-9
Chapter 19 - Taxonomy. Systematics, and Phylogeny - Engage - Thinking Scientifically - Page 351: 3
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