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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

Zoology is the

  1. study of animal life

  2. study of plants

  3. study of fossil fuels

  4. study of human blood
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Explanation

Zoology is the scientific study of animal life, including their behavior, physiology, classification, and distribution. Botany studies plants, paleontology studies fossils, and hematology studies blood.

Multiple choice

Ornithology is the

  1. study of bones

  2. study of birds

  3. study of fossils

  4. study of rocks
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ornithology is the branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds, including their behavior, physiology, classification, and conservation. Osteology studies bones, paleontology studies fossils, and geology studies rocks.

Multiple choice

Limnology is the

  1. study of science

  2. study of lakes

  3. study of tissues

  4. study of mountains
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Limnology is the scientific study of inland aquatic ecosystems, including lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, and wetlands. It focuses on the biological, chemical, physical, and geological aspects of these freshwater systems.

Multiple choice

Sericulture is

  1. Science of the various kinds of serum

  2. Artificial rearing of fish

  3. art of silkworm breeding

  4. study of various cultures of a community
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sericulture is the art and science of breeding silkworms for silk production. The word comes from 'sericum' (silk) and 'culture'. It involves rearing silkworms on mulberry leaves and processing cocoons for silk thread. It is not related to serum (medical), fish (pisciculture), or cultural studies.

Multiple choice

Study of teeth is called:

  1. odontology

  2. dentistry

  3. dentinology

  4. none of these
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Explanation

Odontology is the scientific study of teeth, their structure, development, and diseases. Dentistry is the clinical practice of treating teeth. Dentinology is not a standard term.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a correctly matched pair?

  1. Dendrology: Study of age of plants by counting the annual rings

  2. Phycology: Study of plant development in relation to the seasons

  3. Limnology: Study of freshwater bodies and organisms living therein

  4. Pedology: Study of fruits

  5. Genecology: Study which includes the total relationship between the primitive people and the plants
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Limnology is the study of freshwater bodies and organisms living therein.

Multiple choice

What is gerontology?

  1. Treatment of a disease in aged people

  2. Science of progress in ageing

  3. Study of diseases during ageing

  4. Science of women
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Science of progress in ageing is called gerontology.

Multiple choice

The study of the moon is known as

  1. selenology

  2. sedectology

  3. chronology

  4. teleology
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Explanation

Selenology is the scientific study of the Moon's surface, composition, and physical properties. The term derives from 'Selene,' the Greek goddess of the Moon, following the naming convention of planetary sciences like areology (Mars) and geology (Earth).

Multiple choice

Name the branch of science that deals with weather report.

  1. Genetics

  2. Cardiology

  3. Neurology

  4. Meteorology
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Meterology is the  branch of science that deals with weather report. The department which collects data on temperature, wind etc. and makes the weather prediction is known as Meteorological Department.

Multiple choice

Hydrology is the

  1. study of plants

  2. study of water

  3. study of clements

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Hydrology is the scientific study of water's movement, distribution, and quality on Earth. It encompasses the water cycle, groundwater, rivers, and water resources. Botany studies plants, and 'clements' appears to be a typo (likely meant 'elements').

Multiple choice

Which among the following terms is used for the study of rivers?

  1. Potamology

  2. Pedology

  3. Petrology

  4. Pomology
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Explanation

Potamology is the scientific study of rivers, including their formation, flow patterns, ecosystems, and sediment transport. Pedology is soil science, petrology is rock study, and pomology is fruit cultivation. The prefix 'potamo-' comes from Greek 'potamos' meaning river.

Multiple choice

Which branch of science deals with the study of nutrition?

  1. Trophology

  2. Mycology

  3. Phonology

  4. Teleology

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Explanation

Trophology is the branch of science that specifically studies nutrition and food science. Mycology studies fungi, phonology studies sound systems in language, and teleology is a philosophical concept about purpose and design in nature.