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