TREE IDENTIFICATION
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Question
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Who is the founder of modern taxonomy?
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Carolus Linnaeus
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Gregor Mendel
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Charles Darwin
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Rosalind Franklin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Born in 1707 in Råshult, Sweden, Carl Linnaeus was a botanist, physician and zoologist. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carolus Linnaeus is the father of taxonomy, which is the system of classifying and naming organisms. One of his contributions was the development of a hierarchical system of classification of nature. Today, this system includes eight taxa: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carl Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné (Carolus Linnaeus) was born May 23, 1707 and lived to January 10, 1778.
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