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John Ray introduced the term species.

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True
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Solution

The correct option is A True
  • Species contains a group of individuals with same morphological characters and they can breed among themselves.
  • Species are at the lowest level of the hierarchy being the basic one.
  • John Ray (1627-1705) coined the term species.
  • In the Binomial nomenclature, the last name is the specific epithet.
So, the correct answer is 'True'.

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