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WAEC Biology 2018 Question 1

Question 1

Characteristics and Classification of Living Things

The scientist who introduced binomial nomenclature in the classification of organisms was

  1. A.Charles Darwin.
  2. B.Carolus Linnaeus.
  3. C.John Ray.
  4. D.Louis Pasteur.
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Answer: B (Carolus Linnaeus.)

Explanation

Carolus Linnaeus gave every organism a two-part Latin name (genus and species), e.g. Homo sapiens.