Question

The word Species was coined by
A. Aristotle B. Linnaeus C. John ray D. Engler

Answer 1

It is the basic unit of classification through which a person can identify the organism and place according to its features in organism classification. Species are placed just below the genus in classification in taxonomy.

Complete answer:
The species term is coined by English naturalist john ray, who divided plants into monocot and dicot. He introduced that species is the basic unit of classification and taxonomic rank of an organism which is the largest group of the organism where two individuals reproduce and produce fertile offspring. A genus contains one or more species.
A. Aristotle:- He is the father of biology and zoology, he made a contribution to the classification of species and the first attempt to classify the organism on the bases of behaviour and similarities and differences.
B. Linnaeus:- He is the Swedish naturalist and first person to assign the principles to define the natural genera and species of organism and also create a uniform naming system. He worked on a taxonomy to identify, classify and naming of the organism. All modern classification is inspired by Linnaeus classification which is based on similarities.
D. Engler:- Adolf Engler is the German botanist he contributed his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography, Engler gives the Engler system of classification of the plant which is still in use by many herbaria and it is the only system which treats the all plants (algae to angiosperm plants) in such depth.

Hence, the correct option is C.

Note: The Species is the term used by John ray which is a subset of the genus but others have contributed their work on the main classification of an organism. Speciation is the evolutionary process through which new species arise, due to its particular habitat or environmental conditions.