🔬 Part 1: Understanding Scientific Names

1. What is the scientific naming system called?

Binomial nomenclature

Trinomial system

Common naming

Latin classification

2. Who invented the binomial nomenclature system?

Charles Darwin

Carl Linnaeus

Gregor Mendel

Louis Pasteur

3. In the scientific name Felis catus, which part is the genus?

4. Why do scientists use scientific names instead of common names? (Check all that apply)

To avoid confusion between different languages

To understand relationships between organisms

To make names harder to remember

To create a universal naming system

🐾 Part 2: Matching Common and Scientific Names

5. Match each common name with its correct scientific name:

1. Domestic cat

2. Dog

3. Human

4. Mango tree

5. Rice plant

A. Homo sapiens

B. Oryza sativa

C. Felis catus

D. Canis lupus familiaris

E. Mangifera indica

📝 Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

6. Complete the sentences about scientific naming rules:

The _________ name is always capitalised, while the _________ name is written in lowercase. Both parts should be written in _________ or underlined.

7. Write the scientific names for these organisms using the word bank:

Word Bank: Danaus plexippus, Rana tigrina, Drosophila melanogaster, Canis lupus, Zea mays

Monarch butterfly: _________________________

Frog: _________________________

Fruit fly: _________________________

Wolf: _________________________

Corn plant: _________________________

🌿 Part 4: Local Organisms

8. Think of a plant or animal you see in your neighbourhood. Write its common name and try to find its scientific name:

Common name: _________________________

Scientific name: _________________________

9. Explain why it's important for scientists around the world to use the same naming system:

10. True or False: Scientific names can change when scientists discover new information about organisms.

True

False

🎯 Part 5: Challenge Questions

11. Look at this taxonomic hierarchy and fill in the missing levels:

Kingdom → _________ → Class → _________ → Family → _________ → Species

12. If you discovered a new species of butterfly in the Philippines, what would you need to consider when giving it a scientific name?

13. Research task: Find the scientific name of one Philippine endemic species and write it below:

Common name: _________________________

Scientific name: _________________________

Why is this species important to the Philippines? _________________________

Scientific Names Practice

Scientific Names Practice

🔬 Part 1: Understanding Scientific Names

🐾 Part 2: Matching Common and Scientific Names

📝 Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

🌿 Part 4: Local Organisms

🎯 Part 5: Challenge Questions

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