Who is regarded as the father of taxonomy?
(a) Theophrastus
(b) Linnaeus
(c) Aristotle
(d) Bentham and Hooker
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the father of taxonomy is Carolus Linnaeus.( option b)
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Taxonomy is the system of classification , ranking and naming of species and organisms. This taxonomic classification system was done by Carolus Linnaeus.
Hence father or founder of taxonomy is b) Carolus Linnaeus.
Taxonomic classification is done to simplify the study and understanding of an organism and their relationship with other stratas and classes.
The relatedness between organisms are done by this classification and more information can be gathered about their degree of evolution.
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