Question

The word species was coined by

• A. John Ray
• B. Mayr
• C. Ernst Haeckel
• D. Linnaeus

Answer 1

The correct option is A John Ray

The English naturalist John Ray (1627-1705) was an early botanical and zoological systematist who divided plants into monocotyledons and dicotyledons. He defined species as the largest group of organisms in which two individuals are capable of reproducing fertile offspring, typically using sexual reproduction.

So, the correct answer is option A.