#1. What else are scientific names called?
Answer: They are also called “formal” names.
#2. True or False: scientific names are written species first,then genus, like Species Genus.
Answer: False. The italicized name is in order from large (genus) to small (species).
#3. Does the subspecies part go at the beginning or end of a
formal name?
Answer: The end, because it goes from larger to smaller groups
like this: Genus – Species – Subspecies.
#4. True or False: scientific names can be shortened by using
an exclamation mark after the genus, like B! Elbowicus.
Answer: Names can be shortened like that, but they use a period, not an exclamation mark.
#5. What would you put after the name if you’re talking about
all six species of the flamingo genus Phoenicopterus?
Answer: Since there is more than one species, it would be Phoenicopterus ssp.
#6. True or False: some slightly different animals have the exact same scientific name.
Answer: False. Every animal has its own scientific name.
#7. What kind of animal is the flying fox?
Answer: It’s a large fruit-eating bat!
#8. What are 2 differences between electric eels & true eels?
Answer: An electric eel can breathe air, and it can lay eggs in freshwater.
#9. What’s the American buffalo’s (kinda funny) formal name?
Answer: The Americanbuffalo is called: Bison bison.
#10. True or False: a mountain chicken is actually a type of
huge frog.
Answer: TRUE!!! It’s called that because it tastes and sounds like a chicken.
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