Who is known as the father of taxonomy?

R.H Whittaker

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Charles Darwin

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The correct option is A Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus is known as the father of taxonomy as he developed a system known as the Linnaean taxonomy for the categorization of organisms and binomial nomenclature for naming organisms. He classified organisms based on habitat and nutrition.

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