Answer: Option B) Carolus Linnaeus
Explanation:
The linnaean system of classification was introduced by a Swiss scientist named Carolus Linnaeus.
In this system, he first split living things into a general category called KINGDOM.
- The kingdom is further split into large smaller groups called PHYLUM (for animals) and DIVISION (for plants).
- Each phylum or division is broken down into CLASSES.
- Each class is broken down into ORDERS
- Orders into FAMILIES,
- Families into GENUS
- Genus into SPECIES
Also, he introduced the system of binomial nomenclature where an organism is described by two names:
- the 1st name is genus;
- the 2nd name is species.
For instance: Homo sapiens would means Man belongs to genus (Homo) and specie (sapiens).
Hence, binomial nomenclature consists of two names
