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Who amongst the following is regarded as the 'Father of Taxonomy'?
Who amongst the following is regarded as the 'Father of Taxonomy'?
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The correct option is B Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus is called 'father of taxonomy'. He published 'Systema Naturae' in 1758. In his book 'Species Plantarum' he described about 4000 species of plants and these species were arranged according to his system of classification, that was mainly based on character of stamens. He also introduced binomial system of nomenclature.Takhtajan is a Soviet- Armenian botanist concerned with plant evolution and systematics.Bentham and Hooker published a system of plant classification.Theophrastus was a biologist concerned with study of plants and is known as father of biology.Thus, the correct answer is option (B).
Carolus Linnaeus is called 'father of taxonomy'. He published 'Systema Naturae' in 1758. In his book 'Species Plantarum' he described about 4000 species of plants and these species were arranged according to his system of classification, that was mainly based on character of stamens. He also introduced binomial system of nomenclature.
Takhtajan is a Soviet- Armenian botanist concerned with plant evolution and systematics.
Bentham and Hooker published a system of plant classification.
Theophrastus was a biologist concerned with study of plants and is known as father of biology.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B).
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