Binomial nomenclature was introduced by__________.

John Ray

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A. P. deCandolle

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A. L. de Jussion

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Solution

The correct option is D
Carolus Linnaeus

Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus. He is known as 'Father of Modern Taxonomy'.

John Ray is a leading 17th-century English naturalist and botanist who contributed significantly to progress in taxonomy.

Augustin Pyrame de Candolle is a Swiss botanist who established scientific structural criteria for determining natural relations among plant genera.

Robert Whittaker was the first to propose the five-kingdom taxonomic classification.

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