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

The correct option is option B.

Explanation for correct option:

1. Carolus Linnaeus introduced the system of scientific nomenclature of organisms known as binominal nomenclature.
2. Binominal nomenclature is the system of naming and classifying organisms and giving them scientific names to avoid confusion.
3. Binominal contains Genus name which the first letter should always be in the capital but species name should be in small. For example, Panthera tigris is a scientific name for tigers.
4. Binominal nomenclature should always be written in italics.
5. Carolus is known as the Father of Taxonomy.
6. He published his findings in Systema Naturae in1700s.

Explanation for incorrect options:

Option A:

1. Robert Whittaker proposed the five-kingdom classification in 1969.
2. He also proposed the biome classification.

Option C:

1. Robert Hooke was the first scientist to discover cells and used the word cell and described the cell as a unit of life.
2. He discovered the cells under a simple microscope using a thin slice of cork under a simple microscope.
3. He published his work in Micrographia.

Option D:

1. Ernst Haeckel proposed the biogenetic law.
2. He coined the terms phylogeny and ecology.
3. He gave Recapitulation theory in 1866.
4. He gave the theory that states that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny which means that the development of an organism (ontogeny) and all its characters derive from an ancestor.

Final answer: Carolus Linnaeus introduced the system of scientific nomenclature of organisms.