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The system of scientific naming was first introduced by_______.


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Carolus Linnaeus
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Robert Whittaker

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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Robert Hooke

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The correct option is A Carolus Linnaeus

The system of scientific naming was first introduced by Carolus Linnaeus. He proposed the binomial system of nomenclature, according to which the names of organisms will have two parts- genus and species. He is regarded as the 'Father of Taxonomy'.


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