Biology - Classification - Binomial nomenclature - How Scientific Names Work

4 steps. Step 1: 'Binomial means TWO NAMES. Every species gets exactly two Latin words: Genus + species. Example: Homo sapiens (that's you!).' Step 2: 'Rules for writing: The Genus is CAPITALIZED, the species is lowercase. Both are ITALICIZED (or underlined if handwritten). Examples: Canis lupus (wo