TREE IDENTIFICATION
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Using Latin makes scientists sound smart.
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Latin used to be the language of scholars.
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Having too many common names gets confusing.
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Both option 1 AND option 3.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Scientific names have traditionally been based on Latin or Greek roots, although more recently, roots from other names are allowed and being used, e.g., Oncorhynchus kisutch. The root Onco is Latin for hooked and rhynchus is Latin for beak, i.e., hooked beak.
Detailed explanation-2: -Linnaeus created the system of “binomial nomenclature, ‘’ which uses only two designations–genus and specific epithet as the species name.
Detailed explanation-3: -They come in two parts (’bi’ means two, and ‘nomial’ means name) which identify an organism’s genus and species. They tell us which groups each organism falls into and let scientists who speak different languages talk about the same animal in the same language (Latin!).