Question

in a scientific name, such as pinus (for trees called pines) - what name is given to the word pinus?
o species
o family
o genus
o order

Explanation:

In binomial nomenclature, the first part of a scientific name is the genus. For example, in Pinus, it represents the genus to which pine - trees belong. The second part of the scientific name is the species epithet.

Answer:

C. genus