Which of the following scientist has made a significant contribution in the field of classification?
Pasteur
Oparin
Darwin
Linnaeus
A
Oparin
B
Darwin
C
Linnaeus
D
Pasteur
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Pasteur, Oparin and Darwin are the scientists who are known for their contributions in the field of microbiology, biochemistry (theory for the origin of life) and evolution (origin of species) respectively. Carl Linnaeus gave the Linnaean taxonomy and binomial nomenclature. The classification and the nomenclature were published in the book Systema Naturae which was written by Carl Linnaeus. The binomial nomenclature for the classification of the organisms is considered as an important contribution.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.
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