1. To avoid mistakes 2. To show that organisms in the same genus are classified together 3. To give descriptive information 4. To allow information to be organized easily

Scientific names are names that are applied to organisms by biologists in order to communicate clearly and unambiguously across cultural and linguistic boundaries. Complete scientific names consist of two parts. Therefore, they are called binomials(literally, \"two names\").

to avoid confusion due to multiple common names for the same species
to provide a universal standard for communication among scientists worldwide
to show evolutionary relationships between species
to provide a precise and accurate way to classify and organize living organisms.