Question

b) The list gives the names of eight members of the cat family. The common or English name is followed by the binomial name.
Bobcat – Lynx rufus Cheetah – Acinonyx jubatus
Jaguar – Panthera onca European lynx – Lynx lynx
Leopard – Panthera pardus Lion – Panthera leo
Iberian lynx – Lynx pardinus Tiger – Panthera Tigris

(i) State the common or English names of two members of the same genus.
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________ [2]
(ii) Name the genus that has only one species.
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(iii) Identify which organisms that the scientific name has been written wrongly
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Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

A number of animal species, however, have the same name for both genus and species, which creates a scientific name known as a tautonym. Moderately well-known examples of tautonyms are those for the wolverine (Gulo gulo), the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and the moose (Alces alces).

A genus with only one species is called monotypic.

Binomial nomenclature is the system used to keep a scientific name to an organism.

It is Latin in origin. It contains 2 components

Genus

Specific epithet

Genus is the 1st word and is started with capital. Species is the second word and is started with small letters. If printed it should be in italics, if handwritten must be underlined.