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Who is known as the father of taxonomy?

Correct answer D. Carolus Linnaeus

Explanation

The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus devised the binomial system of naming organisms with a genus and species name, set out in Systema Naturae, which founded modern taxonomy.

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