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Which of the following would be the correct way to write the scientific name for a lion?

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Genus: Panthera

Species: Leo

A.
Felidae leo

B.
panthera leo

C.
Panthera leo

D.
Leo panthera

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Answer:

C. Panthera leo

Step-by-step explanation:

If they ask for the classification search on google what the animal. It tells you the name and classification. Ex-Peacock. Phylum: Chordata

Family: Phasianidae

Ex-Lizard. Scientific name: Lacertilia

Class: Reptilia

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Order: Scaled reptiles

Rank: Suborder

User Bpiec
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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

When writing scientific names using binomial nomenclature, we always only look at the genus and the species. In this case, the genus is panthera and the species is leo.

One of the requirements of writing scientific names is that the genus comes before the species and only the genus and capitalized; everything else is lower case. Also, everything is italicized. So the answer is Panthera leo.

Hope this helps!

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