Question

The term "Biology" was introduced by
(a) Aristotle
(b) Darwin
(c) Lamarck and Treviranus
(d) Linnaeus

Answer 1

Hint: The concept of Biology evolved in the 19th century when biological science evolved from the traditions of medicine back to Ayurveda and ancient Egyptian medicine.

Complete Answer:
'Biology' term was given by Lamarck and Treviranus. Treviranus was not only a German physician, naturalist but also a proto-evolutionary biologist.
- Aristotle was a Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece who gave the concept of Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus was not only a German physician, naturalist but also a proto-evolutionary biologist. He was a supporter of the theory of the transmutation of species.
- It was similar to the theory of evolution held by some biologists before the work of Charles Darwin.
- Lamarck was a French naturalist, along with a biologist, a soldier, and an early supporter of the idea that biological evolution occurred and proceeded under natural laws. One of the first theoretical frameworks of organic evolution was constructed by Lamarck.
- Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and also a biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.
- Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician who formalized binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms.

So, the correct answer is” Lamarck and Treviranus”.

Note:
- Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus in the 1830s, was the first to identify rod-shaped photoreceptor cells in the retina with the help of a microscope.
- Aristotle was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition.
- Lamarck proposed that all species of life have evolved from common ancestors and are now widely accepted and considered as a foundational concept in science.
- The name "father of modern taxonomy" was given to Linnaeus.