Scientific Nomenclature

The lion and the tiger belong to different species as shown in the chart above. What is the scientific name of the Lion?

• Panthera tigris

• Felidae Panthera

• Panthera leo

Using the chart above, what is the scientific name of the Tiger

• tigris Panthera

• Felidae Panthera

• Panthera tigris

Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

• to prevent existing named organisms from having their names changed

• To standardized the naming and organization of organisms to avoid confusion

• So that Latin names can be applied for a practical purpose

By using the Linnaean Taxonomic classification system, scientist are able to

• apply Latin for practical purposes

• place organisms into different groups

• Avoid confusion with the identification of organisms

The following are common names for Heliscuc tropicus. Why should scientist use the scientific name vs the common names for an organism?

• Communication with other scientist will be reduced

• All scientist will be using one name

• Standardized names are less descriptive of the animal that has been observed

If any of the common names were used in a scientific community, this would cause CONFUSION among scientist

• True

• False

What 3 taxonomic groups are shared by all 4 organisms?

• species, genus & family

• Kingdom, phylum & order

• kingdom, phylum & class

Which organism is more similar to a chimpanzee, an orangutan or a dog?

• orangutan--they share the same FAMILY

• Dog --they share the same CLASS

• orangutan--they share the same ORDER

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Which organism is more similar to a wolf--a dog or chimpanzee?

• Dog --shares same genus

• Chimpanzee-- shares same class

• Dog-- Shares same class

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Check all that are TRUE. The Linnaean taxonomic system shows---

• Has common names for organism

• Prevents confusion by using the scientific names for organisms

• Uses the genus and species to name each organism