Biology 01 - Introduction & Branches of Biology
1. The branch of science Herpatology deals with the study of?
[A] Fishes
[B] Insects
[C] Snakes
[D] Amphibians and Reptiles
[B] Insects
[C] Snakes
[D] Amphibians and Reptiles
2. “Gnathology” is the study of which among the following?
[A] Teeth
[B] Jaws
[C] Masticatory System
[D] Tongue
[B] Jaws
[C] Masticatory System
[D] Tongue
3. In which of the following branches of science study of functions, characteristics, and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to world of machine is studied?
[A] Biometry
[B] Bionics
[C] Bionomy
[D] Bionomy
[B] Bionics
[C] Bionomy
[D] Bionomy
4. Lepidopterology is a branch of biology, which deals with the following?
[A] Ferns
[B] animals in stagnant waters
[C] Lipids and Fats
[D] Moths & Butterflies
[B] animals in stagnant waters
[C] Lipids and Fats
[D] Moths & Butterflies
5. Which among the following is correct about biocenosis?
[A] The study of energy transformations in the living systems
[B] Community of organisms occupying an area
[C] Study of the parts of an ecosystem with specific species
[D] A kind of abnormality related to organism living in a particular habitat
[B] Community of organisms occupying an area
[C] Study of the parts of an ecosystem with specific species
[D] A kind of abnormality related to organism living in a particular habitat
6. Which among the following is the correct meaning of Phyllotaxy?
[A] Classification of plants as per the leaves structure
[B] The manner of arrangement of leaves in stem or branch
[C] The manner the leaves fall from the branches
[D] The anatomy of leaves in angiosperms
[B] The manner of arrangement of leaves in stem or branch
[C] The manner the leaves fall from the branches
[D] The anatomy of leaves in angiosperms
7. The Science of using mechanical devices with human muscle skeleton and nervous systems to assist or enhance motor control lost by trauma, disease or defect is called:
[A] Gerontechnology
[B] Biomechatronics
[C] Orthotics
[D] Bionics
[B] Biomechatronics
[C] Orthotics
[D] Bionics
8. Which of the following branches of Biology is concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms?
[A] Actinobiolgy
[B] Cryobiology
[C] Cytogenetics
[D] Aerobiology
[B] Cryobiology
[C] Cytogenetics
[D] Aerobiology
9. ‘Dendrochronology’ is the study of the age of which of the following?
[A] Woody Plants
[B] Shrubs
[C] Fungi
[D] All of the above
[B] Shrubs
[C] Fungi
[D] All of the above
10. The study of Improvement of human race by improving environment is known as ?
[A] Euthenics
[B] Eugenics
[C] Euphenics
[D] Etiology
[B] Eugenics
[C] Euphenics
[D] Etiology