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