LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

EVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The system of binomial nomenclature was developed by ____
A
Linneaus
B
Mayr
C
Darwin
D
Mr. King
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Linnaeus established the practice of binomial nomenclature-that is, the denomination of each kind of plant by two words, the genus name and the specific name, as Rosa canina, the dog rose.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The formal introduction of this system of naming species is credited to Carl Linnaeus, effectively beginning with his work Species Plantarum in 1753.

Detailed explanation-4: -Linnaeus’s most lasting achievement was the creation of binomial nomenclature, the system of formally classifying and naming organisms according to their genus and species.

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