The binomial nomenclature was introduced by __________ .

John Ray

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A. P. de Candolle

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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 swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus. He is known as 'father of modern taxonomy'. In the binomial system of nomenclature, an organism's name has two parts i.e., generic name and specific epithet. E.g., Homo sapiens: scientific name of humans. Homo is the genus and sapiens is the species.

Suggest Corrections

1. John Ray	A. Gave the concept of Systematics
2. C. Linnaeus	B. First described species as a unit of classification
3. Augustin Pyrame de Candolle	C. Coined the term, taxonomy
4. Julian Huxley	D. Introduced binomial nomenclature