OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
DIVERSITY AMONG LIFE FORMS
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Question
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Why do we use scientific names?
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Because we like to sound smart.
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Because they are recognized world wide.
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Because organisms only have one common name and it makes it easier.
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What? What are scientific names?
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The use of scientific names eliminates confusion between nationalities that may have different common names for organisms by assigning them a universal name that acts as a code.
Detailed explanation-2: -The format for writing scientific names of animals and plants is standardized and internationally accepted. “Scientific nomenclature” refers to various names according to a specific field of study.
Detailed explanation-3: -Latin was the lingua franca of scientific work in the West during the Middle Ages, so Western scientists used Latin for naming species of organisms.
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