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The scientific name of maize is Zea mays. What does the word 'Zea' represent?

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Correct answer: Genus of maize

Correct answer: A, the genus. In binomial nomenclature, the first word begins with a capital letter and represents the genus; the second word is the specific epithet. Thus, in Zea mays, Zea is the genus and mays is the specific epithet. Together, Zea mays is the complete scientific name of the species. Option A is correct. Option B is incorrect because the specific epithet is mays, not Zea. Option C is incorrect because family is a higher rank and is not represented by one of the two binomial words in this way. Option D is incorrect for the same reason: order is a still higher taxonomic rank. A common examination mistake is to call the second word the “species”; more precisely, the complete two-word combination is the species name, while the second word alone is the specific epithet. Memory cue: first word, capitalized = genus; second word, lowercase = specific epithet.

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Zea MaysGenusSpecific EpithetBinomial NomenclatureTaxonomyTaxonomy Binomial NomenclatureThe Living WorldBiology

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