Question

Father of modern botany is
A) Bauhin
B) Brunfels
C) Linnaeus
D) Pasteur

Answer 1

Hint: Taxonomy, in a general sense, is the science of naming, but more specifically the naming of living and extinct species. Popularly, classifications of living organisms occur as required and are often simplistic.

Complete answer:
>Otto Brunfels was born near Mainz, Germany in the year 1488 or 1489. He worked as a monk in a Carthusian monastery at Strasbourg. Later became a teacher and got more interest in botany. In his spare time, Brunfels worked on the book and planned it to be used by academics. The herbal was grouped through Brunfels by medicinal usage of the plant. He used the traditional German names of the trees, which was a new concept.
>Carolus Linnaeus was a Swedish naturalist. He was the first person to frame principles which defined the natural genera and species of any organism. He created a uniform system of naming known as binomial nomenclature. So, he was known as the father of Taxonomy. So, he was also known as the Father of Modern Botany.
>Bauhin was a Swiss botanist who implemented a scientific binomial classification scheme for both anatomy and botany. Bauhin was the first to explicitly describe botanical species and classes of species or genera using the idea of natural relationships.
>Louis Pasteur was a French physician, microbiologist and chemist known for his understanding of the concepts of vaccine, microbial fermentation and pasteurisation.

The correct option is C, Carolus Linnaeus.

Note:The use of the terms taxonomy and systematics in terms of biological classification differs greatly. Taxonomy is the philosophy and nature of the naming of species. Systematics is a discipline for a variety of species.