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By classifying organisms, biologists are also able to give them special names. All known living
things have a two-part scientific name. The first word in the name represents the organism’s
genus, while the second represents their species. Scientific names are always written in italics or
underlined, with the first letter of the genus capitalized and the species completely in lower case.
For example, a domestic dog is: Canis domesticus

Use the following chart to answer the questions below:

Animal Great white shark Green anole Box turtle

Domain Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Chordata Chordata Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes Reptilia Reptilia
Order Lamniformes Squamata Testudines
Family Lamnidae Polychrotidae Emydidae
Genus Carcharodon Anolis Terrapene
Species carcharias carolinensis carolina

1. What is the scientific name for the great white shark?

Carcharodon carcharias

2. What is the scientific name for the green anole?

Anolis carolinensis

3. What is the scientific name for the box turtle?

Terrapene carolina

4. Which two animals are more closely related?

Green Anole & Box Turtle
How can you tell from the chart? They are in the same class. Shark isn’t.
5. Use the following chart to write the scientific name for each of the organisms.
Domain Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia Animalia Protista Plantae
Phylum Chordata Arthropoda Ciliphora Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia Malacostraca Ciliatea Angiosperma
Order Proboscidea Eucarida Phabdophorina Rosales
Family Elephantidae Portunidae Parameciidae Rosaceae
Genus Elephas Callinectes Paramecium Rosa
Species maximus sapidus aurelia gallica

Scientific Name:

a. Elephant: Elephas maximus

b. Crab: Callinectes sapidus

c. Paramecium: Paramecium aurelia

d. Rose: Rosa gallica