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The Binomial System for Naming Species
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The first part of the name refers to the genus the organism
belongs to and the second part refers to the species
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The binomial system is a universal language and allows scientists to
communicate clearly whatever their language
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Scientists share information by writing papers that are published in journals
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Conserve species - by identiffing different species and their population numbers,
scientists can decide if the species needs protecting
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In this case one of the species could
be endangered, but would not be protected because the scientists have assumed they are the
same species with a healthy population
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We can protectareas like the tropical rainforests that have a
identified of course by the binomial
great variety (biodiversity) of different species —
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Protection of these areas will help conservehuge numbers of different species and prevent
them being destroyed or becoming extinct
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Biodiversity is important because we obtain many products from living things, like food
and medicines
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Biodiverse areas are much better at recovering from natural disasters (e
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floods) than
less diverse areas
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Why are biodiverse areas more likely to recover from a natural disaster?