Species as a unit of classification was first used by

Linnaeus

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Huxley

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de Candolle

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John Ray

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The correct option is D
John Ray

John Ray was the first person who proposed species as a unit of classification.

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Column I	Column II
A. John Ray	(i) Gave the concept of new systematics
B. C. Linnaeus	(ii) First described species as a unit of classification
C. Aristotle	(iii) Father of Zoology
D. Julian Huxley	(iv) Introduced binomial nomenclature

A.	Carolus Linnaeus	I.	Gave "neosystematics" concept
B.	Julian Huxley	II.	Coined "taxon" for animal groups
C.	John Ray	III.	Coined "systematics"
D.	Adolf Meyer	IV.	Coined "species"

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