NEETBotanyThe Living World
Which person is credited with developing the binomial nomenclature system?
Options
- ACharles Darwin
- BGregor Mendel
- CCarolus Linnaeus
- DLouis Pasteur
Correct answer
C. Carolus Linnaeus
Step-by-step solution
You may ask, how are animals named? Animal taxonomists have evolved International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The scientific names ensure that each organism has only one name. Description of any organism should enable the people (in any part of the world) to arrive at the same name. They also ensure that such a name has not been used for any other known organism. Biologists follow universally accepted principles to provide scientific names to known organisms. Each name has two components – the Generic n