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Scientists discovered the 1 st new river dolphin species in nearly 100 years living in Brazil.

Scientists discovered the 1 st new river dolphin species in nearly 100 years living in Brazil. Inia araguaiaensis What steps did researchers have to go through to classify this dolphin & give it a scientific name?. Solely from it’s name, you know that the Sula nebouxii must be-. A bird

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Scientists discovered the 1 st new river dolphin species in nearly 100 years living in Brazil.

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  1. Scientists discovered the 1st new river dolphin species in nearly 100 years living in Brazil. Iniaaraguaiaensis • What steps did researchers have to go through to classify this dolphin & give it a scientific name?

  2. Solely from it’s name, you know that the Sula nebouxii must be- • A bird • In the species nebouxii • In the genus nebouxii • In the genus Sula Sula nebouxii, or the Blue Footed Booby

  3. What 2 species are the most closely related? • Atlantic Cowry & Pacific Seahorse • Atlantic Cowry & Killer Whale • Killer Whale & Pacific Sea Horse • Equally related

  4. Which of the following taxa includes organisms that are the most closely related? • Species • Genus • Order • Class Sula nebouxii

  5. What’s the main advantage of giving scientific names? • It clarifies the distinction between animal & plant. • Latin is not used in casual conversation, so it can be reserved for scientific names. • It avoids the confusion of 1 species having several common names. • If 1 species has several common names because of local customs, it can have several scientific names.

  6. Creating a Classification Flow Chart

  7. Creating a Classification Flow Chart

  8. Creating a Classification Flow Chart Could you give a name to each taxa?

  9. Alien Taxonomy • You are an alien taxonomist. Your job is to classify the aliens found on the planet Bizarro-World. • There are 2 main groups of aliens on this planet: • Humanoid-like organisms that live on land • Fish-like organisms that live in the water • Create a flow chart showing the organisms’ taxonomic structure & make up names for each taxa. • Because there are so few species, your taxonomic scheme will only use Kingdom, Phylum, Genus, & Species. • Give all of your species a scientific name. • Genus Species

  10. Creating a Classification Flow Chart

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