Binomial nomenclature — how scientific names work
Channel: Stile Education
Date: 2020-11-26

#science #biology #classification
Have you ever wondered how organisms get their Latin names? And did you know that there is a fly named after Beyoncé, Scaptia beyonceae? 

In this video, we explain binomial nomenclature - the two-name system to name species. This video is part of our unit on Classification - check it out here: https://stileapp.com/au/library/publishers/stile/compilations/science/5b1a6d60-67ca-4219-81cc-23a6d99d3055

Photo/video credits:
- BEYONCE CONCERT IN CENTRAL PARK 2011 / Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series - Central Park, Manhattan NYC - 07/01/11 by Asterio Tecson
- Prince Charles frog pictures by the late Andreas Kay
- Scaptia beyonceae by Bryan Lessard, CSIRO
- How wolves saved Yellowstone Park by 'Everything Science'