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Binomial nomenclature was proposed by ____.

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Ernst Haeckel
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Robert Whittaker
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Carolus Linnaeus
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The correct option is D Carolus Linnaeus
Binomial nomenclature is a scientific system of naming the organisms. This was developed by Carolus Linnaeus. He is known as the 'Father of Modern Taxonomy.'
In a scientific name, the first word represents the genus (generic epithet) and the second word represents the species (specific epithet).
For example, the scientific name of humans is Homo sapiens, where Homo denotes the genus and sapiens denotes the species.

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