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Carl Linnaeus
Contributed by: Gibson
  • 1. What is Carl Linnaeus known as?
A) Inventor of the microscope
B) Founder of quantum physics
C) Father of Taxonomy
D) Discoverer of DNA
  • 2. In what year was Carl Linnaeus born?
A) 1807
B) 1907
C) 1607
D) 1707
  • 3. Where was Carl Linnaeus born?
A) England
B) France
C) Germany
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. Which field of science did Linnaeus study?
A) Botany
B) Architecture
C) Nuclear physics
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) Falling from a tree
C) Choking on a grape
D) Stroke
  • 8. What was the first book that introduced Linnaeus' two-part naming system for organisms?
A) Species Plantarum
B) The Lord of the Rings
C) War and Peace
D) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • 9. What is the highest level of classification in Linnaeus' system of taxonomy?
A) Family
B) Species
C) Kingdom
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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