Biology – Introduction, Branches, and & Facts

1. Lepidopterology is a branch of biology that deals with which of the following?

  1. Study of Lipids
  2. Study of Seaweed
  3. Study of Spiders
  4. Study of Butterflies and Moths
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Answer: Option D. Study of Butterflies and Moths

2. What field of study is covered by Herpetology?

  1. Study of Snakes
  2. Study of Fishes
  3. Study of reptiles and amphibians
  4. Study of Ferns
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Answer: Option C. Study of reptiles and amphibians

3. Which of the following statements correctly describes ‘Biocenosis’?

  1. An ecological community of interacting organisms
  2. Study of energy conversion in living systems
  3. A type of abnormality associated with organisms living in a particular habitat
  4. Part of an ecosystem with specific species
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Answer: Option A. An ecological community of interacting organisms

4. Which of the following branches of science studies the functions, characteristics, and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to the machine world?

  1. Biophilic
  2. Bionomy
  3. Biomimetics
  4. Bioengineering
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Answer: Option C. Biomimetics

5. “Gnathology” is the study of which of the following fields?

  1. Study of Tongue
  2. Study of Masticatory System
  3. Study of Eye
  4. Study of Teeth
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Answer: Option B. Study of Masticatory System