Consider the following classifications:
grizzly bear: Ursus arctos
polar bear: Ursus maritimus
What do the scientific names of the grizzly and polar bears tell about their similarity to each other?

Question

Consider the following classifications:
grizzly bear: Ursus arctos
polar bear: Ursus maritimus
What do the scientific names of the grizzly and polar bears tell about their similarity to each other?

matt101 · Answer

The first word in the scientific name is the genus, the second is the species. The scientific names of these two animals indicate that they're from the same genus, meaning they're quite similar to one another (relatively speaking).