Scientific Names

Page 224. Before Linnaeus's time, scientist used names that were as long as _____ words to identify species

• 10

• 12

• 11

• 9

page 224, all animals belong in what level of classification?

• kingdom

• phylum

• oder

• class

How do you remember the levels of classification?

• KPCOFGS

• MKPCOFGS

• PEMDAS

• NESW

what does KPCOFGS mean?

TWO-PART NAMES page 225, what is the scientific name for the Asian elephant?

• Elephas maximus

• Elephant maximus

• Elephas maximas

• Elephans maximus

2nd paragraph on page 225. All genus names begin with a _______ letter

All specific names begin with a _______ letter

• uppercase

• lowercase

• capital

• M

3rd paragraph page 225. Scientific names are usually in ______

• Latin

• Greek

• Spanish

• English

Tyrannosaurus rex means

• tyrant breath

• tyrant lizard

• great king

• tyrant reptile

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Draw one animal and label from the Family Felidae classification