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9. Is an ecologist the same as a taxonomist? How are they the same or different?<br />
Do they work together?<br />
10. Why is it important to know the name of an organism?<br />
11. Do scientists have a name for every plant and animal on earth?<br />
12. How many plants and animals are there on earth? What are scientists’ best<br />
guesses?<br />
13. Can you name five plants that are used medicinally?<br />
14. What can a leech do for humans?<br />
15. Why are insects useful? Give two examples.<br />
16. What areas of the world are called tropical?<br />
17. What is unique about the way plants grow in the tropics?<br />
18. Why are the tropics particularly rich but fragile environments?<br />
19. Where is Madagascar?<br />
B i o l o g i c a l<br />
53 D i v e r s i t y
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