[STPM] How should we write the Biology latin term?

[nono]

Hi guys, in STPM biology, how should we write the biology latin terms like Pinus, Dryopteris, Paramecium and so on?

Should we underline these terms or just write as normal (which means that the handwriting is the same as the rest)

Thank you

[q135790]

ya. you need to underline the name.

[sugarspice]

The actual way of writing the terms is

In hand-writing: underline the words, as in Homo sapiens

In computer typed words: 'Italic' them, as in Homo sapiens


That's what our teacher taught us. And he's quite particular about this. Hand-written scientific names without an underline get no marks.

Hope it helps.

[jeanbreckman]

i think it's practice to underline the name or italicized it.

[Pris-C]

In hand-writing: underline the words, as in Homo sapiens




you should underline those word separately
like this Homo sapiens:nod

[youngyew]

That's new to me. It's quite cumbersome to underline the words separately by the way.

[sugarspice]

Yes it's true. it should be underlined separately.
ps:laugh

[Athersin]

how about the biodiversity chapter? Is it advisable for all of us to do it the same?
Then it should be very cumbersome!! ,haha..perhaps the intaliced words look nice to me compared with underlined words.
This biodiversity chapter is difficult with lots of memorisation involved! Huh..anyone could suggest the method to facilitate it?

[henry_yew]

you should underline those word separately
like this Homo sapiens:nod

Underlined separately? Ouch! I have always underlined such names in just one stroke. Although I am an engineering student, I still come across names like Escherichia coli, etc. etc. especially in Environmental Engineering.

And when I wrote my assignments or tests, I still underline the name like this: Escherichia coli. Most of my friends have actually forgotten such practice, and my lecturer had always marked them right. I suppose an engineering lecturer isn't so fussy when it comes to such Latin names. :lol:

[sugarspice]

how about the biodiversity chapter? Is it advisable for all of us to do it the same?
Then it should be very cumbersome!! ,haha..perhaps the intaliced words look nice to me compared with underlined words.
This biodiversity chapter is difficult with lots of memorisation involved! Huh..anyone could suggest the method to facilitate it?

Yes. ALL the scientific names need to be 'treated' that way. Biodiversity is the chapter which requires the most memorising power...The best way to mug is to read it again and again, and remember how the species looks like, it's best if you can sketch it out =p and their diagnostic features...you know....that sort...

Underlined separately? Ouch! I have always underlined such names in just one stroke. Although I am an engineering student, I still come across names like Escherichia coli, etc. etc. especially in Environmental Engineering.

And when I wrote my assignments or tests, I still underline the name like this: Escherichia coli. Most of my friends have actually forgotten such practice, and my lecturer had always marked them right. I suppose an engineering lecturer isn't so fussy when it comes to such Latin names. :lol:

Duh, I guess that's not important at all for an engineering student. :nuts