Who is known as the father of taxonomy? (2019)

Practice Questions

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Who is known as the father of taxonomy? (2019)
  1. Charles Darwin
  2. Carl Linnaeus
  3. Gregor Mendel
  4. Louis Pasteur

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Who is known as the father of taxonomy? (2019)
  • Step 1: Understand what taxonomy is. Taxonomy is the science of naming and classifying living things.
  • Step 2: Learn about Carl Linnaeus. He was a scientist from Sweden.
  • Step 3: Know what he did. Carl Linnaeus created a system to name organisms.
  • Step 4: Understand binomial nomenclature. This is a two-part naming system where the first part is the genus and the second part is the species.
  • Step 5: Conclude that because of his work in naming organisms, Carl Linnaeus is called the father of taxonomy.
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