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Hello students.
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The question is what are the advantages and drawbacks of using scientific names as compared with the common names? scientific name if we see we also call it as binomial nomenclature.
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These are latinized names used to identify species of organisms.
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Common names, they are everyday names used by people to refer to a particular organism.
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Advantages of scientific names.
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Scientific names are universally recognized.
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There is a universal way of identifying the organisms.
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The uniqueness.
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Third is the clarity and precision.
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If we see the scientific names have, they provide a clear and precise information about an organism such as its classification, relationship, to other species and geographic location.
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Drawbacks of scientific names.
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Scientific names are difficult to pronounce and remember.
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They lack the familiarity.
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They are not familiar to everyone.
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There is difficulty in familiarity.
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Lack of cultural and historical significance...