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Carl Linnaeus
  • 1. What is Carl Linnaeus known as?
A) Founder of quantum physics
B) Discoverer of DNA
C) Inventor of the microscope
D) Father of Taxonomy
  • 2. In what year was Carl Linnaeus born?
A) 1607
B) 1707
C) 1907
D) 1807
  • 3. Where was Carl Linnaeus born?
A) France
B) Sweden
C) Germany
D) England
  • 4. Which system did Linnaeus establish for naming species?
A) Binomial nomenclature
B) Color-based naming
C) Random naming
D) Hieroglyphic naming
  • 5. Which field of science did Linnaeus study?
A) Botany
B) Economics
C) Nuclear physics
D) Architecture
  • 6. Where is Carl Linnaeus buried?
A) Uppsala Cathedral
B) Under the Eiffel Tower
C) The Great Wall of China
D) Mount Everest
  • 7. How did Linnaeus die?
A) Stroke
B) Falling from a tree
C) Choking on a grape
D) Struck by lightning
  • 8. What was the first book that introduced Linnaeus' two-part naming system for organisms?
A) Species Plantarum
B) The Lord of the Rings
C) War and Peace
D) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • 9. What is the highest level of classification in Linnaeus' system of taxonomy?
A) Family
B) Genus
C) Kingdom
D) Species
  • 10. What is the scientific term for the study of classification?
A) Meteorology
B) Geology
C) Astronomy
D) Taxonomy
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