Who was the earliest to classify plants into trees, shrubs and herbs on a scientific basis?
AAristotle
BLinnaeus
CWhittaker
DIvanowsky
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Aristotle
1. He also split animals by red blood or not.
2. Aristotle used simple morphological characters.
3. Linnaeus later gave two kingdoms.
_Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 2, Biological Classification._
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