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Can You Match the Flower to Its Scientific Name?
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By: Kennita Leon
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Scientific names, also known as binomial nomenclature- a two-term system of naming living creatures- is a formal way of giving names to all life on this planet. Informally called Latin names, each of the two parts of the animal or plant's scientific name stands for something. The first part of the name tells us the genus to which the species of plant or animal belongs. The second is more specific and refers to the species of the genus. If we had to give an example using humans, the word "Homo" would be our genus, while "sapiens," a word that means wise, is the species. This system has been in use for hundreds of years and changes are still being made today. One of the more recent, the genus must always be capitalized, while the species is not.
But we have a feeling you already knew all these things, which is why we want to test your knowledge of scientific names with animals. We want to know if you know what a Canis lupus is, or if you should just stick to other Homo sapiens, like yourself.
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