Methods of Classification

Question 1

What is the correct name for the animal pictured on the right?

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A: puma; B: cougar; C: panther; D: mountain lion; E: catamount

Question 2

Which of these statements about common names are true? Check all that apply.

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B: Multiple organisms can be called by the same common name.; C: Multiple common names can be applied to one organism.; E: Common names do not always translate accurately.

Question 3

Carl Linnaeus developed a two-word system for naming organisms. It is called .

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binomial nomenclature

Question 4

The scientific name for polar bears is Ursus maritimus.Ursus is the and maritimus is

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B: genus

Question 5

the .

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C: species

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