We were having breakfast together when RD asked what 'mammals' were called. I couldn't recall if mammals were classified as the kingdom, the phylum, or what.
MacGyver confidently replied, "Class."
"Oh, impressive." I teased him. "He's good in Science!"
MyGirl quickly remarked, "But not good in Math."
"Why, MyGirl? Why would you say that Dad is not good in Math?"
"Because, Mom," she started, "whenever I ask him questions on my Math assignment, he always says, 'Ask your Mom.' "
--------------------------------------------------------------------One thing we learned in High School, which for some odd reason we can't seem to forget is that the Drosophila melanogaster is the common fruit fly. Now what sort of purpose this bit of knowledge will serve in real life, I have absolutely NO idea. In fact, I have not seen a drosophila melanogaster in years!
On the other hand, this particular bit of info may be useful to RD or MyGirl one day. For that day when they would need to remember the hierarchy of the scientific classifications ...
Just think ........ King Philip Came Over For Good Soup
KINGDOM ----- AnimaliaCan you guess what mammal we have just classified?
PHYLUM ----- Chordata
CLASS ----- Mammalia
ORDER ----- Carnivora
FAMILY ----- Felidae
GENUS ----- Panthera
SPECIES ----- P. Leo
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