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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 production of food from animals animal breeding animal husbandry and its importance introduction to animal husbandry

The science of rearing, feeding, care, breeding and utilization of animals is called as

  1. Dairy science

  2. Veterinary science

  3. Animal husbandry

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The branch of science dealing with the study of various breeds of domesticated animals and their management for obtaining better products from them is known as animal husbandry. The term husbandry derives from the word husband which means one who takes care. When it incorporates the study of the proper utilization of economically important domestic animals, it is called as livestock management.

Multiple choice population and how it changes human population ecology and environment zoology

Study of ecology of population is called as

  1. Autecology

  2. Synecology

  3. Ecosystem

  4. Demecology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Autecology is the study of the interactions of an individual organism or a single species with the living and nonliving factors of its environment. 
Synecology is the branch of science that deals with the natural community and its environment.
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms where the biotic and abiotic components interact with each other.
Demecology is that branch of biology which deals with the ecology of populations
Therefore, the correct answer is option D

Multiple choice economics introduction to statistical method and econometrics introduction to statistics partition values frequency distribution tables and graphs

A branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data is called ______.

  1. mensuration

  2. statistics

  3. set theory

  4. survey
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data is called statistics.

Multiple choice biology main natural resources classification of threatened species red data book conservation of wildlife

What is the science of extinction called?

  1. Dirology

  2. Virology

  3. Pedalogy

  4. Mycology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • The science of extinction is called dirology. An endangered species is defined as a population of a living species that is in danger of becoming extinct because of several reasons.
  • Some of the reasons can be the species have a very low population or they are threatened by the varying environmental or prepositional parameters.

    Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
Multiple choice commercial applications functioning of commercial organisation definition and functions of production department production or works department ideologies/concepts/views of marketing management

Research which is proactively carried out for a specific purpose is called __________.

  1. primary research

  2. secondary research

  3. active scanning

  4. creative destruction's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Primary research is data collected firsthand for a specific purpose, whereas secondary research involves using existing data.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Study of animals that live and subsist on other animals is

  1. Ecology

  2. Pathology

  3. Taxonomy

  4. Parasitology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Parasitology is the study of parasitic relationship where one animals live and subsist on other animals and organisms. This study is determined by the relationship between the organisms and their hosts and their way of life and draws inference.

Multiple choice biology biodiversity and classification animal classification and its benefits criteria for new system of classification five kingdoms of living organisms

Study of ticks and mites is called

  1. Acarology

  2. Entomology

  3. Malacology

  4. Carcinology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ticks and mites are the groups of organisms that belong to the family Arthropoda and subclass Acarina. So the study of these Acarina organisms is called as acarology.

Entomology as the name indicates it is the study of insects.
Malacology is the study of Molluscs that belongs to zoology
Carcinology is the branch of science that deals with the study of organisms like crayfish etc., that belongs to crustaceans. Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice botany male & female gametophytes: structure and development pollen grain androecium male gametophyte

Study of pollen grain is called as .........................

  1. Ethmology

  2. Palynology

  3. Palaeobotany

  4. Omega taxonomy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Pollen grains are haploid microspores produced in higher plants like gymnosperms and angiosperms. In higher plants the pollen grains produce male gametes by the process of mitosis. The study of pollen grains is called palynology. It is useful in forensics, evolutionary studies etc. The important pollen characters that are studied are number, position and character of aperture, encrustations of exine, viability, longevity etc.

Multiple choice botany male & female gametophytes: structure and development pollen grain androecium male gametophyte

Study of pollen grains is called.

  1. Micrology

  2. Anthology

  3. Palynology

  4. Pomology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pollen is a fine to coarse powdery substance comprising pollen grains which are male microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce male gametes (sperm cells). The study of pollen is called palynology and is highly useful in paleoecology, paleontology, archaeology, and forensics.

So, the correct option is 'Palynology'. 

Multiple choice commercial applications environmental equilibrium threatened species need of conservation conservation of soil and wild life sleeping time animal senses sense organs in animals

'Ornithology' deals with

  1. Study of birds

  2. Study of Insects

  3. Origin of species

  4. Study of trees
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Study of birds comes under Ornithology.

Study of insects is called Entomology.
Study of trees or wooded plants is called Dendrology.

So correct answer is 'Study of birds'.

Multiple choice botany know the plant world closely nutrition and its types types of nutrition in plants different modes of nutrition in plants

Animals living and subsisting on other animals are studied under

  1. Pathology

  2. Parasitology

  3. Parazoology

  4. Protozoology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

a) Pathology deals with the study of the nature and causes of diseases. 

b) Parasitology deals with the study of parasitic organism.
c) Parazoology deals with the study of animals known as parazoa.
d) Protozoology deals with the study of protozoa.
So, the correct answer is 'Parasitology'.