DENDROLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO DENDROLOGY

IMPORTANCE OF DENDROLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?
A
Carl Linnaeus
B
Aristotle
C
Charles Darwin
D
Gregor Mendel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The binomial system of nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus. In this system, he gave scientific names to plants and organisms in which the first part is ‘genus’ and the second part is ‘species’.

Detailed explanation-2: -An early form of the naming system was developed by the brothers Gaspard and Johann Bauhin, Swedish botanists who lived in from the mid-1500’s to the early 1600’s. In 1596, Gaspard published his book Pinax theatric botanici (“Illustrated Exposition of Plants”) that described and classified thousands of plants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish Botanist of the 18th century, came up with a simple solution, the system of binomial nomenclature. As the name suggests, this system of naming consists of two words for each organism. The first word is the name of the genus, while the second word is the species.

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