If the number is in a certain data set, then that number is the average of that set. If ever the number in a certain data set is not the same, then the numbers must be gathered and computed to come up with just one number to represent them all. The method that is used the most is the arithmetic mean.
â¢ Genus is the first name, and the species is the second name of a scientific name of any organism. â¢ Genus ranks higher compared to species in the hierarchy of taxonomy. â¢ Two fertile animals from one species can produce a fertile progeny, whereas two animals from one genus could or could not do so.
How to handle scientific names of species. (this applies to animal species -- scientific names of plant species have slightly different rules -- SECTION 6.6). Musca domestica is the name of a species. 1. Species names are binominal (i.e., consist of two words). The first word is the generic name. The second word has been called specific name or specific epithet -- but it is not the species name. Both words together are the species name. 2.