Linnaeus described 5900 species of plants in his book ______ (1753) and species of animals in his book ______ (1758).

Options

A. Philosophia Botanica, Genera Plantarum
B. Historia Naturalis, Species Plantarum
C. Systema Naturae, Species Plantarum
D. Species Plantarum, Systema Naturae

Answer

D

Explanation

Binomial nomenclature developed by Linnaeus (Philosophia Botanica, 1751). Linnaeus described 5900 species of plants in his book Species Plantarum (1753) and 4326 species of animals in his book Systema Nature (1758).