Classification bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   First part of a scientific name, always begun with a capital letter

   Item

   Genus

2. Clue

   Second part of a scientific name, always begun with a lower case letter

   Item

   Species

3. Clue

   The two-part naming system credited to Linnaeus

   Item

   Binomial

4. Clue

   Identification tool offering exactly two contrasting statements per step

   Item

   Dichot. key

5. Clue

   The broadest of the traditional taxonomic ranks

   Item

   Kingdom

6. Clue

   Rank sitting directly above genus and below order

   Item

   Family

7. Clue

   The science of naming and classifying living organisms

   Item

   Taxonomy

8. Clue

   Print convention for a scientific name, replaced by underlining when handwritten

   Item

   Italics

9. Clue

   Rank directly below kingdom, grouping classes that share a body plan

   Item

   Phylum

Instructions

Read the call, then tap the term it defines. Three in a line wins.