What is an advantage of using scientific names?
a. There is only one name per species.
b. They are universal to all languages.
c. They can indicate the relatedness of organisms.
d. All of these choices
ANS: D
Scientific names are able to be communicated across language barriers. There is often confusion
because the same species can have multiple common names depending on the region, but scientific
names eliminate that confusion. Information can be found in the section Oceanic Life Is Classified by
Evolutionary Heritage
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