Scientific naming

Which is the correct order?

• Kingdom Phylum Order Class

• Class Order Family Genus

• Domain Phylum Kingdom Species

• Order Family Species Genus

What is taxonomy?

• The study of DNA and RNA
• The study of how organisms are related
• The study of classifying and describing organisms
• The study of organisms in their habitat

The scientific name for an organism is made from the:

• class and family name
• genus and species name
• domain and kingdom name
• kingdom and phylum name

What is one thing all animals have in common?

• All animals have fur
• All animals breathe through lungs
• All animals can walk
• All animals eat other organisms for food

What does it mean to classify animals?

• to capture it for scientific research 
• to put into a group with other animals that are similar
• to release it into the wild
• to study it in its natural environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student draws three animals.

Which characteristics can the student use to classify the animals?

• no backbone, live in water, lay eggs

• backbone, live on land, breathe with lungs

• no backbone, scales on skin, breathe with gills

• backbone, smooth skin, breathe with gills and lungs

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which animal is a bird?
Animal 1: backbone/feathers/warm-blooded
Animal 2: backbone/scales/gills/cold-blooded
Animal 3: cold-blooded
Animal 4: backbone/hair

• Animal 1
• Animal 2
• Animal 3
• Animal 4

Latin names are used because…

• It is continuously being changed.

• It is the most common spoken language in the world.

• It is very descriptive, doesn't change, and was used by scholars.

THE NAME THAT MOST PLANTS GO BY EVERYDAY.

• BOTANICAL NAME

• COMMON NAME

• SCIENTIFIC NAME

What language is used to create scientific names?

• English

• Greek

• Latin

• French