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