OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
EVOLUTION
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Question
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The scientific name for an organism comes from its ____
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class and phylum
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family and species
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kingdom and phylum
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genus and species
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists use a two-name system called a Binomial Naming System. Scientists name animals and plants using the system that describes the genus and species of the organism. The first word is the genus and the second is the species. The first word is capitalized and the second is not.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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