Asked by hafiz iskandarani on May 04, 2024
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The eighteenth-century naturalist Carolus Linnaeus is known for developing ____.
A) the theory of natural selection
B) a system for naming and classifying organisms
C) the biological species concept
D) the first microscope
E) the scientific method
Carolus Linnaeus
A Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist in the 18th century, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature.
Natural Selection
The mechanism through which better-suited organisms to their surroundings are more likely to survive and yield a higher number of progeny.
Scientific Method
Making, testing, and evaluating hypotheses about the natural world.
- Understand the accurate methodology for the scientific naming and categorization of life forms.
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Peter GiammonaMay 07, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Carolus Linnaeus is known for developing a system for naming and classifying organisms, which is still used today and is called binomial nomenclature.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the accurate methodology for the scientific naming and categorization of life forms.