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SCIENTIFIC NAMES

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Many organisms have the different names in the USA

EX) Mt. lion, cougar, puma, or panther are

all the same organism

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Many different organisms have the same name in the USA

EX) Daisy is used to identify different flowers

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A) The same organism has different names in different countries

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B) This makes it difficult to identify and communicate about organisms

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C) To avoid this problem, scientists have developed a universal scientific name

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D) This universal scientific name uses Latin terms for every organism (every organism has a scientific name)

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EX) Domain - Eukarya

Kingdom – animalia

Phylum – chordata

Class – mammalia

Order – primates

Family – hominidae

Genus – Homo

Species – sapiens

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E) Most organisms go by genus and species

EX)

Canis familiaris = dog

Feline domestica = house cat

Panthero leo = Lion

Panthero tigris = Tiger

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F) Genus is Capitalized

Species is lowercase

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G) The more names that are in common, the more similar the organisms are and more closely related

H) Two name system – Binomial Nomenclature

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