Question

Who is the father of zoology?
A) Aristotle
B) Theophrastus
C) Lazzaro Spallanzani
D) Carolus Linnaeus

Answer 1

Hint: A branch of biology which studies the animal structure, function, behaviour, evolution is known as Zoology. Ever since its emergence, there were several scientists, discoverers who have contributed to developing many theories, new discoveries of the genus, species, etc.

Complete Answer:
A) Aristotle is considered to be the father of zoology. His contributions to zoology include large volumes of knowledge on the diversity, arrangement and behaviour of species, study of the parts of living creatures and the origins of the science of taxonomy.

B) Theophrastus was a Greek philosopher who lived roughly 2300 years ago. He is known as the father of botanical science. In the Peripatetic school, he was the successor to Aristotle. He was a well-known scholar, botanist, biologist, and physicist. He wrote many books and very famous among them were Enquiry into Plants and On the Causes of Plants. They were the major knowledge resources for botanical science during the Middle age. Due to which, he was known as “father of botany”.

C) 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.

D) 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.

The correct answer is option A, Aristotle.

Note: Aristotle through his various research concluded that the most important organs would develop first. He assumed that the heart was the place of consciousness, and logically, this would be the first organ to create in any organisms.