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Binomial Nomenclature Flashcards

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What is binomial nomenclature?

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A formal system for naming species using two terms: the genus name and the species name.

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What is the structure of a scientific name in binomial nomenclature?

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The first word is the genus (capitalized), and the second is the species (lowercase).

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How should a binomial name be written?

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It should be italicized (or underlined when handwritten), with the genus capitalized and the species in lowercase.

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Give an example of binomial nomenclature.

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Homo sapiens (human).

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Humans belong to the following taxonomic tree:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: sapiens
How would you write the scientific name for humans?

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Homo sapiens.

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The domestic dog has the following taxonomic classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: lupus
Subspecies: familiaris

How would you write the scientific name for a domestic dog?

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Canis lupus familiaris.

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The tiger follows this taxonomic classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: tigris

How would you write the scientific name for a tiger?

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Panthera tigris.

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The African elephant belongs to this taxonomic tree:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: africana

How would you write the scientific name for the African elephant?

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Loxodonta africana.

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The common house mouse has this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Mus
Species: musculus

How would you write the scientific name for the common house mouse?

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Mus musculus.

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The brown bear follows this taxonomic structure:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: arctos

How would you write the scientific name for a brown bear?

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Ursus arctos.

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The giant panda is classified as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ailuropoda
Species: melanoleuca

How would you write the scientific name for a giant panda?

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Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

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The red fox belongs to the following classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: vulpes

How would you write the scientific name for a red fox?

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Vulpes vulpes.

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The bald eagle is classified as:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliaeetus
Species: leucocephalus

How would you write the scientific name for a bald eagle?

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

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The red kangaroo belongs to this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Macropus
Species: rufus

How would you write the scientific name for a red kangaroo?

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Macropus rufus.

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The lion is classified as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Genus: Panthera
Species: leo

How would you write the scientific name for a lion?

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Panthera leo.

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The gray wolf, the wild ancestor of domestic dogs, has the following classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: lupus

How would you write the scientific name for a gray wolf?

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Canis lupus.

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The common bottlenose dolphin is classified as:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Genus: Tursiops
Species: truncatus

How would you write the scientific name for a common bottlenose dolphin?

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Tursiops truncatus.

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The great white shark, one of the most well-known predatory fish, follows this taxonomic classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Carcharodon
Species: carcharias

How would you write the scientific name for a great white shark?

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Carcharodon carcharias.

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The polar bear is classified as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: maritimus

How would you write the scientific name for a polar bear?

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Ursus maritimus.

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The American bison, often referred to as a buffalo, belongs to this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Bison
Species: bison

How would you write the scientific name for the American bison?

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Bison bison.

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The emperor penguin, the largest penguin species, has this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Sphenisciformes
Family: Spheniscidae
Genus: Aptenodytes
Species: forsteri

How would you write the scientific name for the emperor penguin?

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Aptenodytes forsteri.

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The blue whale, the largest animal on Earth, follows this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Balaenopteridae
Genus: Balaenoptera
Species: musculus

How would you write the scientific name for a blue whale?

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Balaenoptera musculus.

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The common ostrich, the largest bird in the world, is classified as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Struthioniformes
Family: Struthionidae
Genus: Struthio
Species: camelus

How would you write the scientific name for a common ostrich?

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Struthio camelus.

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The Komodo dragon, the largest living species of lizard, belongs to this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus: Varanus
Species: komodoensis

How would you write the scientific name for a Komodo dragon?

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Varanus komodoensis.

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The axolotl, a type of salamander known for its ability to regenerate limbs and its permanently aquatic nature, has the following classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Urodela
Family: Ambystomatidae
Genus: Ambystoma
Species: mexicanum

How would you write the scientific name for the axolotl?

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Ambystoma mexicanum.

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The fossa, a carnivorous mammal native to Madagascar, often compared to a mongoose, follows this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Eupleridae
Genus: Cryptoprocta
Species: ferox

How would you write the scientific name for the fossa?

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Cryptoprocta ferox.

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The cassowary, a large flightless bird native to tropical forests in New Guinea and northern Australia, is classified as:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Casuariiformes
Family: Casuariidae
Genus: Casuarius
Species: casuarius

How would you write the scientific name for the southern cassowary?

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Casuarius casuarius.

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The Japanese spider crab, known for having the longest leg span of any arthropod, follows this classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Inachidae
Genus: Macrocheira
Species: kaempferi

How would you write the scientific name for the Japanese spider crab?

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Macrocheira kaempferi.

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The aye-aye, a lemur native to Madagascar with rodent-like teeth and a unique elongated middle finger for foraging, is classified as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Daubentoniidae
Genus: Daubentonia
Species: madagascariensis

How would you write the scientific name for the aye-aye?

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Daubentonia madagascariensis.

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