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