Consider the following statements: 1. Carolus Linnaeus is the father of binomial nomenclature of organisms. 2. The word taxonomy was coined.

Question

Consider the following statements:

1. Carolus Linnaeus is the father of binomial nomenclature of organisms.

2. The word taxonomy was coined by Augustin de Candolle.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is:(c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

Carolus Linnaeus is credited as the father of modern taxonomy. He had created the binomial nomenclature of the living organism as he introduced it in Species Plantarum in 1753. The term taxonomy was originally coined by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1813.