Mammoth Memory

Examples of binomial names

Examples of binomial names include:

Animals

Domestic cat (Felis catus)

Mnemonic of a cat feeling a cactus memory aid for Felis catus

Imagine a cat feeling a cactus (Felis catus).

Infographic of how a domestic cat fits into the seven classifications of taxonomy

Therefore the domestic cat is Felis catus.   

Human (Homo sapiens)

Infographic showing how homo sapiens fit into the seven classifications of taxonomy

Therefore, humans are Homo sapiens.  

 

 

Graphic of Einstein saying you don’t have to be a genus to get it

 

Plants

Rubber plant (Ficus elastica)

NOTE: 

Ficus is pronounced fy-cuss

Mnemonic to remember Ficus elastica as fighters with elastic bands.

Imagine a group of fighters with elastic bands (ficus elastica) on their faces, inviting people to “come and fight us” at the rubber plant where they work.

Infographic showing how Ficus elastica fits into the seven classifications of taxonomy

Therefore the rubber plant is called Ficus elastica (rubber plant) 

Common daisy (Bellis perennis)

Mnemonic of a common daisy and how to remember it as Bellis perennis

Imagine a daisy flower made of bells. Each bell is perennially (bellis perennis) ringing (ringing forever).

nfo graphic showing how Bellis perennis fits into the seven classifications of taxonomy

Therefore the common daisy is Bellis perennis. 

 

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