Question

Carl Linnaeus coined the term Systematics to include

• A. identification, classification and nomenclature
• B. relationships among organisms
• C. diversity of organisms
• D. all of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D all of the above

The word systematics was first used by Carolus Linnaeus in the title of his book ‘Systema Naturae’. Systematics takes into account identification, nomenclature, and classification. It also takes into account evolutionary relationships between various organisms. Thus, systematics is the science which deals with the diversity of organisms and all their comparative and evolutionary relationships amongst them.