Question

Who introduced the system of scientific nomenclature of organisms?

• A. Robert Whittaker
• B. Carolus Linnaeus
• C. Robert Hooke
• D. Ernst Haeckel

Answer 1

The correct option is B Carolus Linnaeus

• Carolus Linnaeus laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme known as the binomial nomenclature,
• Robert Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification (Plantae, Animalia, Monera, Protista, and Fungi).
• Robert Hooke was the first to use the word "cell" to describe a basic unit of life.
• Ernst Haeckel coined the phrase "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" and the terms "Darwinism" and "ecology".

So, the correct answer is option B.