Which scientist invented the taxonomic system to classify plants and animals?
A
Anton von Leeuwenhoek
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B
John Ray
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C
Charles Darwin
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D
Carolus Linnaeus
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Solution
The correct option is D Carolus Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus was the first to give the taxonomic system to classify plants and animals, so referred to as Linnaean hierarchy.