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Who laid the foundation of palaeontology?

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  1. Linnaeus

  2. Aristotle

  3. Cuvier

  4. Lamarck

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Paleontology is the study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments.
The foundation of paleontology was laid by George Cuvier by his work on comparative anatomy.
So, the correct answer is 'Cuvier'.

Systema Naturae was written by  __________.

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  1. Lamarck

  2. Cuvier

  3. Aristotle

  4. Linnaeus

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the year 1735, when Linnaeus lived in the Netherlands, he published a book named Systema Naturae. In this book he presented a new classification for the three kingdoms in nature: the animal kingdom, the plant kingdom and the kingdom of stones.

The botanist who introduced binomial system of classification is 

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  1. Carolus Linnaeus

  2. Gaspard Bauhin

  3. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

  4. Adolf Engler

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Binomial nomenclature is the system of nomenclature in which each species of animal or plant receives a name of two terms of which the first identifies the genus to which it belongs and the second the species itself. 
  • The genus is capitalized and species is in lowercase, both written in italics. The formal system of nomenclature was introduced by Swedish natural scientist Carl Linnaeus in his book Species Plantarum in 1753.
    Thus the correct answer is option A.

The famous book 'Systema Naturae' was written by

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  1. Aristotle

  2. Whittaker

  3. Carolus Linnaeus

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carolus Linnaeus was interested in the study of plants, he studied the diversity of plants and published 14 papers and also brought out the famous book, Systema Naturae.

Linnaeus is known as

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  1. Father of cytology

  2. Father of taxonomy

  3. Father of binomial nomenclature

  4. Both B and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Taxonomy is the part of science that focuses on naming and classifying or grouping organisms. Carolus Linnaeus is considered the 'Father of Taxonomy' because, in the 1700s, he developed a way to name(binomial nomenclature) and organize species that we still use today.
  • Binomial nomenclature is a  system of naming each type of organism, consisting of the two-part scientific name that is unique for each species; the first word identifies the genus of the organism and the second word signifies the species. Linnaeus introduced the binomial system of nomenclature hence considered as the father of binomial nomenclature.
  • So, Linnaeus is known as 'Both B and C'.

Tenth edition of Systema Naturae was published in 

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  1. 1758

  2. 1764

  3. 1765

  4. 1858

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Systema Naturae is one of the major works of Carl Linnaeus and introduced the Linnaean taxonomy.
  • The tenth edition of Systema Naturae was published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759 respectively. The tenth edition of this book (1758) is considered the starting point of zoological nomenclature.
  • The first volume came in 1735.
  • So, the correct option is '1758'.

Which one of the following books was contributed by Linnaeus?

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  1. Systema Naturae

  2. Historia Plantarum

  3. Historia Naturalise

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word systematics is derived from the Latin word 'systema' which means systematic arrangement of organisms. Linnaeus used Systema Naturae as the title of his publication. The scope of systematics was later enlarged to include identification, nomenclature, and classification. Systematics takes into account evolutionary relationships between Organisms.

So the correct option is "Systema Naturae".".

The internationally recognised binomial nomenclature was developed by Linnaeus in his book.

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  1. Philosophia Botanica

  2. Historia Plantarum

  3. Species Plantarum

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Binomial nomenclature was given by Carolus Linnaeus in 1757 in Book Philosophia Botanica. This system provides a name which has two components - the Generic name and the specific epithet.

So the correct option is "Philosophia Botanica".

Linneaus classified the organisms on the basis of their

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  1. Similar genetics

  2. Similar cell structures 

  3. Similar habitats 

  4. Both B and C

  5. Evolutionary relationships

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Linnaeus classified the organisms in two kingdoms namely, Plantae and Animalia on the basis of the difference in the forms and constituents. These differences were based on the mode of nutrition, habitat and physical appearance. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Who gave the nomenclature according to which humans are called Homo sapiens

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  1. Darwin

  2. Mendel

  3. Aristotle

  4. Linnaeus

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Carlolus Linnaeus is well known for his work in binomial nomenclature. Binomial nomenclature is a naming system for the classification of species. In this, organism is given a scientific name. For example, the scientific name of human is Homo sapiens. In this, Homo is genus which includes early and modern humans and sapiens is species specific for humans

So, the correct answer is 'Linnaeus'