Taxonomic Studies

Taxonomic Categories

• The species is a taxonomic category that represents a group of individual organisms with fundamental similarities.

Scientific Names

• The correct scientific name for a lion is Panthera leo.
• The correct scientific name for a potato is Solanum tuberosum.
• The correct scientific name for a mango is Mangifera indica.
• The specific epithet for human beings is sapiens, with the full scientific name being Homo sapiens.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

• A higher level of taxon or category is represented by a genus.
• A genus may have one or more specific epithets representing different organisms with morphological similarities.