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5.3: Classification and Biodiversity

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Outline the role of botanical and zoological congresses in the naming of plants and animals.


Understanding: The binomial system of names for species is universal among biologists and has been agreed and developed at a series of congresses.
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The binomial system has been a successful system because it is functional, has been the only system that is recognized worldwide, and has been used over the last 250+ years of naming species. Having an internationally recognized system of naming species facilitates communication between people with a different language.
Image: *Outline the benefits of using a system of binomial nomenclature.*


Understanding:  The binomial system of names for species is universal among biologists and has been agreed and developed at a series of congresses.