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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 3 Objective Question

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7. Which 16th-century Italian botanist developed the principles of systematic botanical classification?
Options
A Casper Bauhin
B Andrea Cesalpino
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C Carolus Linnaeus
D John Ray
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603) was an Italian physician and botanist who pioneered early methodical plant classification based on fruit and seed structures in his work De Plantis.

Hint

16th-century Italian botanist who classified plants using floral and fruit structures.

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