BIOLOGY PRACTICAL REPORTS FOR FORM 4

Activity 8.8 (practical textbook page 115)

Objective : To collect stamps of local plants and animals.
Apparatus: stamps, marker pen, glue, manila cards, internet, printed materials
Procedure:
1. The class is divided into groups of four.
2. A leader is appointed in each group to coordinate the project.
3. Each student is given two weeks to collect as many Malaysian stamps as she can, showing
only local plants and animals.
4. After all the stamps have been collected, the group leader will delegate the following tasks to
each member:
(a) Group the stamps according to plants and animals.
(b) Find the common name of each plant or animal shown on the stamps.
(c) Determine the scientific name of each plant or animal shown on the stamps according to
the Linnaeus binomial system.
5. Each student is encouraged to do some research and make references using the Internet and
printed materials from the library. The group leader must make sure all the members are
working together as a team.
6. The names of the animals and plants are listed on a piece of paper. Creativity is used to
present the findings to the class using a Manila card. It can also be presented in the form of a
table.
Results:
Stamp
1 sen
2 sen
5 sen
10 sen
15 sen
20 sen
30 sen
40 sen
50 sen
80 sen
1 ringgit
2 ringgit
5 ringgit
10 ringgit
20 ringgit

Common name
kopi
kelapa
koko
lada hitam
getah
kelapa sawit
padi
rambutan
nanas
durian
manggis
belimbing besi
pisang mas
kuini
betik

Scientific name
Coffea liberica
Cocos nucifera
Theobroma cacao
Piper nigrum
Hevea brasiliensis
Elaeis guineensis
Oryza sativa
Nephelium lappaceum
Ananas comosus
Durio zibethinus
Garcinia mangostana
Averrhoa caramboia
Musa sapentium
Mangifera odorata
Carica papaya

Discussion:
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1. Why are the classification and naming of organisms important?

It is important to enable organisms to be easily and accurately identified and to enable
scientists to communicate effectively using a common scientific name.
2. Explain the rules that you need to follow when you name organisms based on the Linnaeus
binomial system.
Each organism has 2 names.
First name is the genus and starts with a capital letter.
Second name is species and starts with a small letter.
3. What are the similar characteristics of organisms from the same species?
They share common features and can interbreed with one another.
Conclusion:
Every organism has a common name and a scientific name.