A scientific name consists of the ____.
A)family name only
B)genus name only
C)specific epithet only
D)family name and genus name
E)genus name and specific epithet

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A scientific name consists of two parts: the genus name and the specific epithet. These two parts together form the species name. For example, the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens, where Homo is the genus name and sapiens is the specific epithet.

A Scientific Name Consists of the ____