Binomial Nomenclature

What is the scientific name for humans?

• Homo sapiens

• Homo erectus

• Homo habilis

• Homo neanderthalensis

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What is the scientific name for the domestic cat?

• Felis catus

• Canis lupus

• Equus ferus

• Bos taurus

Who developed the binomial nomenclature system?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Carl Linnaeus

• Louis Pasteur

Why is binomial nomenclature important?

• It provides a universal and standardized way to name species, avoiding confusion caused by common names.

• It allows scientists to create new species names at will.

• It is a method used only in botany and not in zoology.

• It simplifies the classification of species into broader categories.

What is the scientific name for the domestic dog?

• Canis lupus familiaris

• Canis familiaris

• Canis lupus

• Canis domesticus

What is binomial nomenclature?

• A method of classifying living organisms based on their habitat.

• A formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts: the genus name and the species name.

• A technique used to determine the age of fossils.

• A system for categorizing plants based on their medicinal properties.

What are the two parts of a scientific name?

• genus (capitalized) and species (lowercase)

• kingdom (capitalized) and phylum (lowercase)

• order (capitalized) and family (lowercase)

• class (capitalized) and type (lowercase)

What is the Scientific name Mango?

• Mangifera indica

• Citrus limon

• Malus domestica

• Prunus persica

How should scientific names be written?

• They should be written in bold and uppercase.

• They should be italicized or underlined when handwritten, with the genus capitalized and the species lowercase.

• They should be written in plain text without any formatting.

• They should be written in all caps without any formatting.

_________is a group of organisms that are classified as a unit.

• Taxon or Taxa (plural)

• Species

• Genus

• Family