Question

Who first coined the term taxonomy?

Answer 1

Taxonomy:

1. Taxonomy is the branch of science that deals with the study of classifying organisms.
2. Classical taxonomy deals with the classification of species in which species are considered a basic unit.
3. In this, an organism is classified into domains, kingdoms, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.
4. In this, the organism is classified using both morphology and phylogeny.
5. The term taxonomy was coined by A. P. de Candolle.