NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus published a system for classifying living things, which has been developed into the modern classification system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Although there have been several modern alterations to Linnaeus’ original system, the basis of Linnaean taxonomy has allowed biologists to group related species into genealogical trees, which represent the evolutionary lineage of modern organisms from common ancestors.

Detailed explanation-3: -By grouping living things into defined hierarchies and giving them individual names we create order which allows us more easily to study the seemingly chaotic world of nature. Carl Linnaeus is most famous for creating a system of naming plants and animals-a system we still use today.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Swedish naturalist named Carolus Linnaeus is considered the ‘Father of Taxonomy’ because, in the 1700s, he developed a way to name and organize species that we still use today. His two most important contributions to taxonomy were: A hierarchical classification system.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.