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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 2 Objective Question
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30. Which Swiss botanist continued Linnaeus's naming work, grouped species based on observable similarities, and introduced the term 'taxonomy'?
Options
A Augustin de Candolle
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B John Ray
C Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
D Ernst Haeckel
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Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle coined the term 'taxonomy' in 1813 in his work Théorie élémentaire de la botanique.

Hint

Botanist who coined the word 'taxonomy'.

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Course: ZOO 102
Topic: Practice Questions ZOO 102 2
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 390 of 737
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