Linnaeus developed a two-word naming system for all living organisms. What is it called?
Biology · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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Correct answer is binomial nomenclature.
The species to which the organism belongs is indicated by two words, the genus and species names, which are Latinized words derived from various sources. This system, which is called the Linnaean system of binomial nomenclature, was established in the 1750s by Carolus Linnaeus.
Perhaps the single greatest contribution Linnaeus made to science was his method of naming species. This method, called binomial nomenclature .
It was given by Carolus Linnaeus. In this system, each name has two components - generic name and specific epithet. For example, binomial name for Mango is Mangifera Indica where 'Mangifera' denotes generic name ( genus ) and 'indica' represents specific epithet (species ).