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(A) Theophrastus $(370-285 	ext{ BC})$ was a Greek philosopher and student of Aristotle. He is widely regarded as the 'Father of Botany' because he w

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(A) Theophrastus $(370-285 	ext{ BC})$ was a Greek philosopher and student of Aristotle. He is widely regarded as the 'Father of Botany' because he was the first to classify plants systematically in his book 'Historia Plantarum'. He classified plants into four groups based on their growth habit: trees,shrubs,undershrubs,and herbs. Therefore,both the assertion and the reason are correct,and the reason provides the historical context for his contribution to botany.

Column-$I$ (Scientist)	Column-$II$ (Contribution)
$(a)$ Carolus Linnaeus	$(i)$ New Systematics
$(b)$ Julian Huxley	$(ii)$ Five Kingdom Classification
$(c)$ Whittaker	$(iii)$ Plant Taxonomy Books
$(d)$ Bentham and Hooker	$(iv)$ Binomial Nomenclature

Assertion $(A)$: Theophrastus classified plants into four groups based on their habit.
Reason $(R)$: This Greek naturalist is known as the Father of Botany.

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Assertion $(A)$: Theophrastus classified plants into four groups based on their habit.Reason $(R)$: This Greek naturalist is known as the Father of Botany.