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