NEET Biology question

Biology The Living World NEET

Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Column I | Column II A. Binomial nomenclature | (i) Hippocrates B. The Darwin of the 20th century | (ii) Ernst Mayr C. Father of botany | (iii) Linnaeus D. Father of medicine | (iv) Theophrastus

(A)A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)Correct
(B)A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(i), D-(iv)
(C)A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)
(D)A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

Answer: (A)

Solution

Binomial nomenclature is associated with Linnaeus, so A matches (iii). Ernst Mayr, for his pioneering work on species concepts and evolutionary biology, is often referred to as "the Darwin of the 20th century," so B matches (ii).

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Question ID VK-086658