GD 2 Whasimita Scientists group living organ called species. ms into diflerent kinds, A species is a group of organisms that all share the same characteristics, jes can you see between the two species of ground squirrels in the photographs? GED 2 Wharaifferences can you sce between the wo species of ground squirrels? Species and breeding Organisms that belong to the same species can breed with each other, When they have offspring, the offipr belong to the same species as their parents, Organisms that belong to different species cannot usually breed with each other. But very occasionally two organisms from differ species do breed with each other: This might happen in 4 z00, where two animals from diffe into the same enclosure, Their offspring are hybrids of the two species. IML species are put For example, a male li sometimes breed together, if they don’t have a member of their own species to breed with, The you n and a female tiger in a zoo will that are produced are called ligers. ers, like all hybrids between two cannot have offspring. They are infertile, This liger was born in a200 in China. She isa hybrid between a lion and a tiger. these sentences. sis a group of organisms with the same 3 Copy and complete A spec Ong: from the same species can with each other, 4, Explain why lions and tigers belong to different species, even though they can sometimes breed together. ®) & Variation and classification4.1 What is a species? @® (ag Your teacher will give you some samples of two similar species of organisms. 4 Write down five similarities between the two species. 2 Write down five differences between the two species. You could do this in a table to make your answer clearer, 3. Suggest what a scientist would need to do to be sure that these wo organisms really do belong to different species. Naming species ‘The names of the same species can be very different in different countries. For imple, in English-speaking countries, « killer whale is also known as an orca or a blackfish (though it isn’t really a fish at all). Bach language in the world also has a different name for the same specie Akiller whale has the Latin name Orcinus orca. In 1735, a Swedish scientist called Carl Linnaeus decided to give every species a ‘two-word Latin name. Linnacus’s naming system meant that every scientist could use the same name for the same specie ‘We still use Linnacus’s system tod: are writte s. For example, the Latin name of our species is Homo sapiens. Sapiens’ means thinking’, so our Latin name means “thinking humans’. See ec Rec S eran Cee Pure aCe RUC BOL eu R ele GF Recon ussis Dee etc ce enriats