Question

Who wrote “Species Plantarum” and provided a basis for the classification of plants?
A. Carolus Linnaeus
B. Charles Darwin
C. Robert Hooke
D. Leeuwenhoek

Answer 1

Hint: Various species of plants known at the time are listed in a book named “Species Plantarum” and are classified into genera. It is considered as the first work to consistently apply binomial names. The naming of plants started right after the publication of the book.

Complete answer: A Swedish botanist named Carolus Linnaeus was famous for his work of formalizing the binomial nomenclature. Carolus Linnaeus was given the title of "father of modern taxonomy". In 1753, he published a book named “Species Plantarum”.
a) Charles Darwin published a book named ‘On the Origin of Species’ in the year 1859 on 24th November. The book published by Darwin was considered as the foundation of evolutionary biology. The full name of the book published by Charles Darwin was ‘On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life'. In his book, he stated that the diversity of life descended from a common ancestor through evolution.
b) Robert Hook was the first person to visualize a microorganism using a microscope. He gave many contributions in the field of mechanics, physics, and gravitation. Therefore, option C is wrong.
c) Antonie van Leuwenhoek is named as the “Father of Microbiology”. He is considered as one of the first microbiologists and microscopists. He was the first to use his own single lensed microscope and experiment with microbes.
So, option A is the correct answer.

Note: The book “Species Plantarum” consists of descriptions of various plant species that were known during the Carolus Linnaeus period. The species of plants were placed in general which were grouped into 24 classes.