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Who created binomial nomenclature?
A
Lynn Marguiles
B
Charles Darwin
C
Carolus Linnaeus
D
Dian Fosse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Linnaeus came up with the binomial system of nomenclature, in which each species is identified by a generic name (genus) and a specific name (species). His 1753 publication, Species Plantarum, which described the new classification system, marked the initial use of the nomenclature for all flowering plants and ferns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carolus Linnaeus proposed the Binominal nomenclature system in 1753. Binominal was introduced in ‘Species Plantarum’ written by Linnaeus. Binominal nomenclature or binary nomenclature is a system of naming species used for identifying species.

Detailed explanation-3: -Swedish naturalist and explorer Carolus Linnaeus was the first to frame principles for defining natural genera and species of organisms and to create a uniform system for naming them, known as binomial nomenclature.

Detailed explanation-4: -Carolus Linnaeus introduced the binomial system of nomenclature in 1751. He published his work in ‘Species Plantarum’ in 1753. Binominal Nomenclature is the system of classifying and naming a species giving it a unique scientific name to avoid confusion.

Detailed explanation-5: -He believed it was important to have a standard way of grouping and naming species. So in 1735, he published his first edition of Systema Naturae (The System of Nature), which was a small pamphlet explaining his new system of the classification of nature.

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