Question

Who proposed the Artificial System of Classification?

• A. Linnaeus
• B. Pliny the Elder
• C. Leeuwenhoek
• D. Aristotle

Answer 1

The correct option is A Linnaeus

Linnaeus proposed the Artificial System of Classification. Artificial systems were the earliest systems, which attempted to classify organisms based on a few superficial characters. He published an artificial system of classification based exclusively on floral characters. Linnaeus' sexual system based on floral characters is the most advanced of artificial classification.

Pliny the Elder was a naturalist and he wrote the encyclopedia Naturalis Historia, which became an editorial model for encyclopedias.

Van Leeuwenhoek , ‘Father of Microbiology’, is best known for his pioneering work in microscopy and for his contributions towards the establishment of Microbiology as a scientific discipline.

Aristotle was a famous philosopher of ancient history. Aristotle classified plants more than 2000 years ago on the basis of simple morphological characters into herb, shrub and trees.