Species classifications
Biodiversity
Scientists classify a species using a variety of specific group and subgroup names. 1. Read the following classifications and state which species is being described. (a) (b) Kingdom
Animalia
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata (has a backbone)
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Mammalia (nurses its young)
Class
Insecta
Order Family Genus
Order
Coleoptera
Hominidae
Family
Scarabaeidae
Homo
Genus
Popillia
Sapiens
Species
P. japonica
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Teac he r
Species
r o e t s Bo r e p ok u S Primates
2. Use the following websites to complete the classifications for the species below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion http://encyclopedia.worldvillage.com/s/b/Scientific_classification#Human_.28homosapiens.29
fruit fly
common dandelion
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Kingdom
Kingdom
Order
Order Family
Genus
Drosophila
Genus
Taraxacum
D. melanogaster
Species
Taraxacum officinale
Species
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Drosophilidae
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Family
Often a species is given a Latin name to help identify it. For example, the common housefly is Musca domestica and the honey bee is Apis mellifera.
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3. Write what these ‘made-up’ Latin names may be describing and make up one of your own. (a) od domestica caninus (b) minimus albinus avia
(c) gigantus greenis arbora (d) transparentia downius cirrus (e) Fact file Tropical rainforests are the home for from 50% to 90% of all species on Earth! R.I.C. Publications®
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