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Question
Who introduced the system of scientific nomenclature of organisms
Options
Robert Whittaker
Carolus Linnaeus
Robert Hooke
Ernst Haeckel
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Solution
Carolus Linnaeus
Explanation -
Gaspard Bauhin (also called Casper Bauhin) a Swiss physician, and botanist, introduced a system of scientific binomial nomenclature for naming plants. This system was later developed by Carolus Linnaeus (1751). Carolus Linnaeus is considered the Father of binomial nomenclature.
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