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BIO 101 Classification and Evolution of living things Objective Question

Question

In handwritten text, how should a scientific name be formatted?
Options
A Italicized
B In quotation marks
C The two names are underlined separately
Correct Answer
D Written in all capital letters
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

When writing a scientific name by hand, the two names should be underlined separately to indicate they should be italicized in print.

Hint

This is a substitute for italics, which are difficult to produce by hand.

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