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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 20, Problem 1TYK

The “father” of taxonomy is:

Charles Darwin.

Charles Lyell.

Alfred Wallace.

Carolus Linnaeus.

Jean Baptise de Lamarck.

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Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Taxonomy is a branch of biology for naming and classifying organisms into various groups for their easy identification. It involves two important systems, namely the hierarchical classification system and the binomial nomenclature system.

Answer to Problem 1TYK

Correct answer:

Carolus Linnaeus is called as father of taxonomy.

Explanation of Solution

Justification/ Explanation for the correct answer:

Option (d) is, ‘Carolus Linnaeus’. He was a Swedish botanist. He is known as father of taxonomy and developed the science of taxonomy in 1700s. Hence, option (d) is correct.

Explanation for the incorrect answers:

Option (a) is, ‘Charles Darwin’. He was a famous geologist and a pioneer of the book called “Origin of species: By means of Natural Selection”. So, it is an incorrect option.

Option (b) is, ‘Charles Lyell’. He was a geologist and wrote a famous book called “Principles of Geology”. So, it is an incorrect option.

Option (c) is, ‘Alfred Wallace.’ He was a young naturalist, worked in Asian tropics. He had wrote about how species change through time by describing the mechanism of biological evolution. So, it is an incorrect option.

Option (e) is, ‘Jean Baptiste de Lamarck’. He was a French naturalist. He developed the theory of biological evolution and known for his work on the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics. So, it is an incorrect option.

Hence, options (a), (b), (c), and (e) are incorrect.

Conclusion

It can be concluded that the father of taxonomy is Carolus Linnaeus, who has made the classification and naming of organisms easier and simpler. He developed the science of taxonomy.

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