Question

Julio is studying the bald eagle, which has a binomial name of Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Using the modern system of

Answer 1

The kingdom is Animals. The genus is Haliaeetus. The species is leucocephalus are the statements which Julio can make about the bald eagle.

The option C is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Given that Bald eagle has binomial name as Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

Modern classification of binomial nomenclature is given by Carl Linnaeus.

From the modern system of classification the sequence is as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. The classification of bald eagle is:

Kingdom - Animalia

Phylum - chordata

class - Aves

Order- Accipitriformes

family - Accipitridae

Genus - Haliaeetus

species - leucocephalus.

The two word name of the species having genus first followed by species is binomial nomenclature which Julio has used for bald eagle as Haliaeetus leucocephalus.