A | B |
When writing a scientific name, what is capitalized and what font style is used? | Only the first letter of the genus name is capitalized. Italics are used for all letters. |
The scientific name is composed of the organism's ______ name and _____ name. | genus and species name |
Felis catus and Felis concolour belong to the same ____. | They belong to the same genus, but not species. Since they belong to the same genus, they automatically belong to the same family, order, class, phylum, kingdom and domain also. |
Put the following terms in order from largest group to smallest as far as the number of species that belong to each: Class, Domain, Family, Genus, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Species, | Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species (Remember the phrase, "Did King Phillips court order fresh grilled salmon?" |
A genus is composed of a number of related ____. | species |
An order is composed of a number of related ____. | families |
A phylum is composed of a number of related ____.,
| classes |
Cat is a _______ name that is different from country to country or language to language but Felis catus is a _______ name that is used by all scientists throughout the world. | common, scientific |
What genus does Ursus maritimus belong in? | Ursus (the first part of a scientific name is always the name of the genus to which the organism belongs) |
Homo sapien belongs to which species? | sapien (the second name of the scientific name is always the species name to which the organism belongs) |
The animals Panthera leo (lion) and _____ tigris (tiger) belong to the same genus. | Panthera |