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Biology and Science Terminology

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Science terminology forms the foundation of understanding various biological and physical disciplines. This practice hub features questions on the specific study fields, names of scientific branches, and essential definitions. These questions frequently appear in general science sections of competitive exams.

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Biology and Science Terminology Questions

Multiple choice
  1. ethology

  2. ecology

  3. sociology

  4. ichthyology

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Ethology is the specific branch of zoology dedicated to the study of animal behavior, particularly in natural environments. Ecology studies organism-environment relationships, sociology is about human social behavior, and ichthyology is the study of fish.

Multiple choice
  1. genetics

  2. eugenics

  3. euthenics

  4. cytology

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Explanation

Genetics is the branch of biology that studies heredity - the transmission of traits from parents to offspring through genes. Eugenics is about improving human genetic traits (often controversial), euthenics deals with environmental improvement of human conditions, and cytology is the study of cells.

Multiple choice
  1. osteology

  2. odontology

  3. oology

  4. ornithology

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Oology is the specific branch of ornithology that studies bird eggs, including their structure, formation, and classification. Osteology studies bones, odontology studies teeth, and ornithology is the general study of birds (including eggs but much broader).

Multiple choice
  1. neurology

  2. mycology

  3. karyology

  4. radiology

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Karyology is the specific branch of cytology that focuses on the study of cell nuclei, including chromosome structure, number, and organization. Neurology studies the nervous system, mycology studies fungi, and radiology uses imaging technology.

Multiple choice
  1. pathology

  2. ecology

  3. parasitology

  4. taxonomy

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Parasitology is the study of parasites, organisms that live on or in host organisms and benefit at the host's expense. Pathology studies disease processes, ecology studies organism interactions, and taxonomy classifies organisms.

Multiple choice
  1. Teleology

  2. Philately

  3. Rheology

  4. Sericulture

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Explanation

Rheology is the study of the formation and flow of matter. It deals with the deformation and flow behavior of materials, particularly complex fluids like polymers, suspensions, and viscoelastic materials under stress. The term comes from the Greek 'rheos' meaning 'to stream'.

Multiple choice
  1. Agronomy

  2. Edaphology

  3. Soil zoology

  4. Soil morphology

  5. Geology

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Edaphology is concerned with the influence of soils on living things, particularly plants. The term is also applied to the study of how soil influences man's use of land for plant growth as well as man's overall use of the land. General subfields within edaphology are agricultural soil science (known by the term agrology in some regions) and environmental soil science.

Multiple choice
  1. living things

  2. only birds

  3. only animals

  4. only plants

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Explanation

Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms, encompassing all plants, animals, and microorganisms. It does not focus exclusively on one type of living thing - the scope includes all life forms.

Multiple choice
  1. Linology

  2. Limnology

  3. Biology

  4. Dermatology

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Limnology is the scientific study of inland aquatic ecosystems, primarily lakes and ponds, including their physical, chemical, and biological properties. Biology studies all living things, dermatology treats skin conditions, and linology is not a recognized scientific term.

Multiple choice
  1. Biology

  2. Astrology

  3. Physic

  4. Botany

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Explanation

Biology is the branch of science dedicated to the study of living organisms, including animals. Astrology is a pseudoscience, not a scientific branch. 'Physic' is a misspelling of Physics, which studies matter and energy. Botany specifically studies plants, not animals.

Multiple choice
  1. Only P

  2. Only Q

  3. Only R

  4. Both P and Q

  5. Both Q and R

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B Correct answer
Explanation

 Q is not correctly matched.

Multiple choice
  1. plants

  2. animals

  3. earthquakes

  4. rocks

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the earth. Botany studies plants, zoology studies animals, and petrology/geology studies rocks. Seismologists use seismographs to measure and record earthquake vibrations.

Multiple choice
  1. Anemography

  2. Hydrography

  3. Orography

  4. Conchology

  5. Osteology

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Osteology is the scientific study of bones. The prefix osteo- refers to bones, and -ology indicates the study of. Anemography is wind measurement, hydrography is water mapping, orography is mountain study, and conchology is shell study - none relate to bones.