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Identifying scientific names of organisms

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  • Q1
    What is the scientific name for a common goldfish?
    Pterophyllum scalare
    Ictalurus punctatus
    Aphyosemion australe
    Carassius auratus
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the scientific name for a rose plant?
    Lavandula
    Daisy
    Tulipa
    Rosa
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the scientific name for a common housefly?
    Musca domestica
    Apis mellifera
    Drosophila melanogaster
    Bombus terrestris
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the scientific name for a house cat?
    Felis catus
    Panthera leo
    Equus ferus caballus
    Canis lupus
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the scientific name for an oak tree?
    Acer
    Quercus
    Pinus
    Betula
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the scientific name for a honeybee?
    Megachile rotundata
    Bombus terrestris
    Musca domestica
    Apis mellifera
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the scientific name for a butterfly?
    Hymenoptera
    Lepidoptera
    Coleoptera
    Diptera
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the scientific name for a lion?
    Gorilla beringei
    Panthera leo
    Ursus arctos
    Canis lupus
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the scientific name for a cat?
    Equus ferus caballus
    Panthera tigris
    Felis catus
    Canis lupus familiaris
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the scientific name for a dog?
    Homo sapiens
    Ursus arctos
    Felis catus
    Canis lupus familiaris
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the scientific name for the common housecat?
    Panthera leo
    Canis lupus
    Ursus arctos
    Felis catus
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the scientific name for the domestic dog?
    Ursus arctos
    Panthera leo
    Canis lupus familiaris
    Felis catus
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the scientific name for the bald eagle?
    Felis catus
    Haliaeetus leucocephalus
    Canis lupus
    Tyrannosaurus rex
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the scientific name for the Monarch butterfly?
    Equus ferus caballus
    Danaus plexippus
    Apis mellifera
    Panthera pardus
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the scientific name for the common houseplant known as the 'Spider Plant'?
    Dracaena marginata
    Ficus benjamina
    Chlorophytum comosum
    Sansevieria trifasciata
    30s

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