Answer: ______________________________________________________ There a few correct ways. Each way is written in "binomial nomenclature" ; which is a form of taxonomy invented by Carl Linneaus that classified and identifiesan organism by two groups, using two separate words — in the order of: ______________________________________________________ 1) the "genus" (in which the "first letter" of the word is ALWAYS in uppercase; and the rest of the word is ALWAYS in lowercase) ;
followed by a "space" ; and then:
2) the "species" — which is ALWAYS is "all lowercase letters ." ______________________________________________________
The following are correct ways to write the scientific name for the American black bear — in print. ______________________________________________________
1) <span><em>Ursus </em> <em>americanus</em> . {This is the preferred method).
{ Note: Each word is in italics. There is no additional "bold font" or "underlining" .}. </span>______________________________________________________
{ Note: Each word is underlined separately. </span> There is no additonal "bold font" or "italics" .} . ______________________________________________________
3) Ursus <span>americanus </span>.
{ Note: This is all in bold font—no "italics" or "underlining" .}. ______________________________________________________
Hope this information is of help to you!
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