Name: ______Date: ______Period: ______Carnes
Binomial Nomenclature – Naming Organisms
Match the common name in Column 1 with the scientific name in Column 2. Write the letter of the scientific name in the space provided. See if you can find a clue to the common name in the scientific name. Underline the clue found in both names.
Column 1 / Column 2_____ 1. Zebra / a. Magnolia grandiflora
_____ 2. Collard lizard / b. Pinus sylvestris
_____ 3. Praying mantis / c. Crotaphytus collaris
_____ 4. Indian elephant / d. Mantis religiosa
_____ 5. Map turtle / e. Sphagnum affine
_____ 6. Camel / f. Elephas maximus
_____ 7. Purple finch / g. Acer rubrum
_____ 8. Paper birch / h. Graptemys geographica
_____ 9. Red maple / i. Betula papyrifera
_____ 10. Scotch pine / j. Carpodacus pupureus
_____ 11. American elm / k. Trifolium alba
_____ 12. House mouse / l. Camelus bactrianus
_____ 13. Southern magnolia / m. Mus musculus
_____ 14. Sphagnum moss / n. Equus zebra
_____ 15. White clover / o. Ulnus americana
Binomial Nomenclature – Naming Organisms
Match the common name in Column 1 with the scientific name in Column 2. Write the letter of the scientific name in the space provided. See if you can find a clue to the common name in the scientific name. Underline the clue found in both names.
Column 1 / Column 2_____ 1. Zebra / a. Magnolia grandiflora
_____ 2. Collard lizard / b. Pinus sylvestris
_____ 3. Praying mantis / c. Crotaphytus collaris
_____ 4. Indian elephant / d. Mantis religiosa
_____ 5. Map turtle / e. Sphagnum affine
_____ 6. Camel / f. Elephas maximus
_____ 7. Purple finch / g. Acer rubrum
_____ 8. Paper birch / h. Graptemys geographica
_____ 9. Red maple / i. Betula papyrifera
_____ 10. Scotch pine / j. Carpodacus pupureus
_____ 11. American elm / k. Trifolium alba
_____ 12. House mouse / l. Camelus bactrianus
_____ 13. Southern magnolia / m. Mus musculus
_____ 14. Sphagnum moss / n. Equus zebra
_____ 15. White clover / o. Ulnus americana