01:119:116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Intracellular Parasite, Binomial Nomenclature

Biology 2 week 1 lab: taxonomy

1. Record the binomial names for organisms i through xiii here.(Remember to italicize the binomial species name, capitalize thegenus name, and begin the specific epithet with a lower caseletter, such as: Homo sapiens.)

i. Selasphorus Platycercus
ii. Mus Musculus
iii. Vaccinium Oxycoccos
iv. Ramphasatos Vitellinus
v. Quercus Alba
vi. Euathlus Smithi
vii. Helix Aspersa
viii. Taeniopygia Guttata
ix. Lonicera Japonica
x. Carduelis Tristis
xi. Orcytes Nasicornis
xii. Dryocopus Pileatus
xiii. Musa Acuminate

2. What do you notice about the options of each step as they gofrom number one up?

I believe the correct answer here is that the specificity of thekingdom increases as the go up from number one, but i’m Notentirely sure.

3. How does your answer from Question 2 relate to the Linnaeanclassification system?