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Systema Naturae was written by

Updated On: Jun 7, 2022
  • Linnaeus
  • Aristotle
  • Hippocrates
  • Darwin.
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Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus is best known for developing the scientific system of naming species. It is known as binomial system of nomenclature. Linnaeus described 5900 species of plants in his book Species Plantarum (1753) and 4326 species of animals in Systema Naturae (1758).
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  • The living world includes a vast variety of living organisms like plants, animals, and even microorganisms that exist on the earth.
  • These organisms also differ in size, color, habitat, physiology, and morphology.
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