1. Study of zoology deals with
A.living animals only
B.living plants only
C.both living and dead animals
D.both living and dead plants
Study of zoology deals with the study of both living and dead animals.
Botany is a branch of biology which is concerned with the study of both living and dead plants.
There is no branch of biology which deals specifically with the study of only living animals or living plants.
2. Match the following.
| List I | List II | ||
| A. | Aristotle | 1. | Father of Medicine |
| B. | Theophrastus | 2. | Father of Genetics |
| C. | Hippocrates | 3. | Father of Botany |
| D. | Gregor Johann Mendel | 4. | Father of Biology |
Codes
| A 2 | B 1 | C 4 | D 3 |
| A 3 | B 2 | C 4 | D 1 |
| A 4 | B 3 | C 1 | D 2 |
| A 1 | B 2 | C 4 | D 3 |
The correct matching is A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2. Aristotle is the Father of Biology.
Theophrastus is the Father of Botany.
Hippocrates is the Father of Medicine.
Gregor Johann Mendel is the Father of Cienctics.
3. Vesalius is called the 'Father of Anatomy' because he
A.investigated cells as functional and structural unit of all living organisms
B.reinvestigated human anatomy
C.investigated anatomy of many animals
D.used microscope for the study of internal structure
Andreas Vesalius is called the 'Father of Modern Human Anatomy', because he reinvestigated human anatomy. He was the first to carry out dissection to closely observe the inner structure and construction of the human body.
4. The Father of Animal Science is
A.Aristotle
B.Lamarck
C.Lecuwenhock
D.Theophrastus
Aristotle is the Father of Animal Science. He studied the composition, nature, reproduction of organism and embryonic development in chicken egg. On the basis of this observation he described 500 animals in his book 'Historia Animalium'.
5. Who is called the Father of Indian Embryology?
A.P Maheshwari
B.Professor Iyengar
C.Birbal Sahni
D.JC Bose
Panchanan Maheshwari is called the Father of Indian Embryology.
He is famous for the development of plant embryology in India. Under embryology, the organs related to embryo development in organisms, their composition, the formation and fertilisation of male and female gametes and development of embryo are studied.
6. Who is the Father of Inumunology?
A.Robert Koch
B.Louis Pasteur
C.Edward Jenner
D.Landsteiner
Dr. Edward Jenner is the Father of Immunology. He was the first to discover vaccines for the protection or immunity from diseases.
He also developed the first smallpox vaccine.
Robert Koch discovered the causative organisms of anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera.
Louis Pasteur is known as the Father of Microbiology.
Karl Landsteiner was awarded with the Nobel Prize for his description of the human ABO blood group system and also laid the foundation for the modern medical practice of blood transfusion.
7. Under palaeobotany, one studies about
A.fossil of animals
B.algae
C.fungi
D.None of the above
None of the given options is correct because under palacobotany, one studies about fossils of plants. It is helpful in understanding the evolution of plants.
Study of fossils of animals is done under palaeozoology.
Study of algae is done under algology or phycology.
Mycology is concerned with the study of fungi.
8. The branch of science dealing with old age and ageing is called
A.oncology
B.gerontology
C.teratology
D.ornithology
The branch of science dealing with old age and ageing is called gerontology. It is the scientific study of old age, the process of ageing and the particular problems of old people.
9. The study of properties and method of biological systems found in nature and use of this knowledge in mechanical world is known as
A.bionics
B.bionomics
C.bionomy
D.biometry
The study of properties and method of biological systems found in nature and use of this knowledge in mechanical world is known as bionics.
10. The study of the flowers is known as
A.phrenology
B.anthology
C.agrostology
D.palynology
The study of flowers is known as anthology. Phrenology is the study of different parts of brain and human skull.
Agrostology is related with the study of grasses.
Palynology is the study of pollen grains as well as other spores.
11. Study of bones is done under which branch of science?
A.Osteology
B.Orology
C.Serology
D.Geology
Osteology is the study of the structure and function of the skeleton and bony structures.
Orology is the study of mountains.
Serology is the scientific study of serum and other body fluids.
Geology is the science that is concerned with the study of earth's structure, composition and history.
12. The scientific study of insects is known as
A.ichthyology
B.entomology
C.parasitology
D.malacology
The scientific study of insects is known as entomology.
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology that deals with fishes.
Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts and the relationship between them.
Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of molluses.
13. The study of snakes is known as
A.serpentology
B.ornithology
C.herpetology
D.ichthyology
The study of snakes is known as serpentology.
Ornithology is a branch of biology that deals with the study of birds.
Herpetology is concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles.
lchthyology is the branch of zology that deals with fishes.
14. The study of poisons is called
A.poisonology
B.toxicology
C.mycology
D.mineralogy
The study of poisons is called as toxicology. This discipline overlaps with biology, chemistry and pharmacology.
Poisonology does not deal with any branch of biology instead it is a word made by the combination of poison and logy just to make a question tricky and confusing.
Mineralogy includes the study of minerals.
15. Find odd one out from the following.
A. Physiology
B. Psychology
C.Pathology
D. Bacteriology
Psychology is the odd one out from the given because psychology is the study of mind and behaviour, whereas physiology, pathology and bacteriology all three are the branches of biology.
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