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Good Science Victorian Curriculum Year 7

Digital sample of Matilda's newest publication, Good Science Victorian Curriculum Year, authored by Emma Craven and Aaron Elias. For more information visit www.matildaeducation.com.au or email Katrina Tucker, katrinatucker@matildaed.com.au

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CHAPTER 2: CLASSIFICATION<br />

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Every species has a two-word name<br />

All rock wallabies are part of the Petrogale genus, and the brush-tailed<br />

rock wallaby’s species name is penicillata. This means that its full<br />

scientific name is Petrogale penicillata.<br />

This naming is another important part of the Linnaean system: every<br />

species is given a two-word scientific name, in addition to its everyday<br />

name in English or other languages. These names are developed<br />

according to some strict rules:<br />

• The first word is the genus name and begins with a capital letter.<br />

• The second word is the species name and begins with a<br />

lowercase letter.<br />

• The name must be shown in italics (or underlined in handwriting).<br />

The words in these names are usually Latin or Ancient Greek. Because<br />

these languages are no longer actively used, they don’t change over<br />

time like modern languages. This is useful because the meanings stay<br />

stable and consistent. Even if scientists don’t speak Latin, they can look<br />

up the words and find the same meaning each time.<br />

What two things make up a scientific name?<br />

Figure 2.4 Every organism has a two-part<br />

scientific name, which describes its genus<br />

and species.<br />

Homo sapiens<br />

Humans<br />

Canis familiaris<br />

Domestic dogs (all breeds)<br />

Figure 2.3 The brush-tailed rock<br />

wallaby’s scientific name is Petrogale<br />

penicillata.<br />

CHECKPOINT 2.3<br />

1 Explain the difference between<br />

a species and an organism.<br />

2 Would you expect there to be<br />

more organisms in a species or<br />

a genus? Explain your answer.<br />

3 Describe the Linnaean<br />

classification system in your<br />

own words.<br />

4 Copy and complete these<br />

sentences.<br />

In a scientific name, the first<br />

word is the<br />

and<br />

begins with a .<br />

The<br />

word<br />

represents the<br />

and begins with a .<br />

The name must be written in<br />

or .<br />

5 Explain why it’s important for<br />

all scientific names to be in<br />

the same language.<br />

6 Would you expect the red<br />

kangaroo to be in the same<br />

genus as the brush-tailed<br />

rock wallaby? Why or why not?<br />

Staphylococcus aureus<br />

Golden staph bacteria<br />

Felis domestica<br />

Domestic cats (all breeds)<br />

RESEARCH<br />

7 Undertake research to identify<br />

the scientific names of the<br />

following animals: polar<br />

bear, black rat and great<br />

white shark.<br />

SUCCESS CRITERIA<br />

Anopheles gambiae<br />

African malaria mosquitoes<br />

Pisum sativum<br />

Peas<br />

Triticum aestivum<br />

Common wheat<br />

I can describe the Linnaean<br />

system of classification.<br />

I can describe how a<br />

species’ scientific name<br />

is formed.<br />

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