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1. Who is known father of biology?
A. Aristotle
B. Darwin
C. Lamark
D. Purkenja
ANSWER: A.Aristotle
SOLUTION :Aristotle is regarded as the Father of Biology. He is also regarded as the Father of Zoology. He started classification with two kingdoms Animal and Plantae. Aristotle’s theory of biology is known as “Aristotle’s Biology” which describes metabolism, temperature regulation, and embryogenesis.
2. Who is known as father of Botany?
A. Aristotle
B. Darwin
C. Theophrastus
D. Linneus
ANSWER:C.Theophrastus
SOLUTION:Theophrastus, a Greek naturalist is known as the Father of Botany, the Father of Zoology, and the Father of Embryology. Botany deals with the study of plants and their characteristics.
3. The term biology was first coined by _____.
A. Darwin
B. Lamark and Treviranus
C. Aristotle
D. Theophrastus
ANSWER : B.Lamark and Treviranus
SOLUTION:Lamarck and Treviranus coined the term Biology. It is a branch of science that deals with the study of different life forms.
4. Who is known as father of Zoology?
A. Darwin
B. Lamark
C. Aristotle
D. Theophrastus
ANSWER: C.Aristotle
SOLUTION: Aristotle is known as the father of zoology. Zoology is a branch of biology that deals with animals’ life, evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Aristotle is also known as the father of biology, he was an ancient Greek philosopher.
5. The term biology is derived from the language?
A. French
B. Latin
C. Purthgali
D. Greek
ANSWER: D.Greek
SOLUTION:The word biology is derived from the greek words /bios/ meaning /life/ and /logos/ meaning /study/ and is defined as the science of life and living organisms. An organism is a living entity consisting of one cell e.g. bacteria, or several cells e.g. animals, plants and fungi.
6. Botany is also known as ____.
A. Phytology
B. Phycology
C. Pedology
D. Plantophya
ANSWER: A.Phytology
SOLUTION:Botany, also called plant science (or plant sciences), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field.
7. The science related with the study of living _____.
A. Physics
B. Chemistry
C. Biology
D. Mathematics
ANSWER: C.Biology
SOLUTION:The scientific study of living things is simply called Biology.
8. The study of plants is called _____.
A. Biology
B. Zoology
C. Botany
D. Microbiology
ANSWER: C.Botany
SOLUTION:Botany is the scientific study of plants—how plants function, what they look like, how they are related to each other, where they grow, how people make use of plants, and how plants evolved.
9. The study of animals is called _____.
A. Biology
B. Zoology
C. Botany
D. Microbiology
ANSWER: B.Zoology
SOLUTION:zoology, branch of biology that studies the members of the animal kingdom and animal life in general.
10. The study of the interactions between the organisms and their environment is called as ____.
A. Biotechnolgy
B. Entomology
C. Morphology
D. Environmental biology
ANSWER: D.Environmental biology
SOLUTION:Ecology is the study of interrelationships between organisms and with their environment. It is also known as environmental science.