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Which of the following books has left the maximum influence of the thinking of taxonomists?

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Species Plantarum
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Origin of Species
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Systema Naturae
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Historia Plantarum
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Solution

The correct option is B Origin of Species

Origin of Species by Charles Darwin speaks about the origin of life, based on the Theory of Natural Selection. This book has a great significance in influencing taxonomists because one of the criteria taken into consideration for modern-day taxonomy is evolution or the phylogeny of the organism. This book has a lot of scientific literature which thus influences taxonomists while classifying organisms on an evolutionary basis.

Species Plantarum and Systema Naturae were written by Carl Linnaeus to assign binomial nomenclature to plants and animals respectively.

Historia Plantarum was written by Theophrastus that dealt with varieties, structure, growth, reproduction, etc in plants.


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