Multiple choice

Which of the following options is not true for binomial nomenclature?

  1. Biological names are generally in Latin and written in italics. They are Latinised or derived from Latin irrespective of their origin.

  2. This naming system given by Carolus Linnaeus is practised by biologists all over the world.

  3. First name in binomial nomenclature is genus name and the second name is species name.

  4. Both the words in a biological name, when handwritten, are separately underlined, or printed in italics to indicate their Latin origin.

  5. The first word denoting the genus starts with a small letter, while the specific epithet starts with a capital letter.

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Explanation

This is not true. The first word denoting the genus starts with a capital letter, while the specific epithet starts with a small letter.