2024 ZOOLOGY ASSIGMENT DAY – 1 BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY 1. The term biology was coined by 1) Darwin 2) Mendel 3) Lamarck 4) Herbert Spencer 2. Science of classification is known as 1) Taxonomy 2) Histology 3) Physiology 4) Cytology 3. Which of the following branches is known as Microanatomy 1) Taxonomy 2) Histology 3) Physiology 4) Cytology 4. Science that deals with functions of body is 1) Taxonomy 2) Histology 3) Physiology 4) Cytology 5. The term organic evolution was coined by 1) Darwin 2) Mendel 3) Lamarck 4) Herbert spencer 6. Study of fossils is termed as 1) genetics 2) palaeontology 3) ethology 4) physiology 7. The term ecology was coined by 1) Darwin 2) Mendel 3) Haeckel 4) Herbert spencer 8. Dinosaurs ruled the globe during Jurassic period. Their history is studied under 1) genetics 2) palaeontology 3) ethology 4) physiology 9. Bird migration is studied under 1) evolution 2) palaeozoology 3) genetics 4) ethology 10. The term genetic was coined by 1) Bateson 2) Mendel 3) Haeckel 4) Herbert spencer 11. The branch of zoology which deals with the study of events that lead to fertilization, cleavage, early growth and differentiation of zygote into embryo is 1) Cytology 2) Physiology 3) Embryology 4) Evolution 12. Statement I: Embryology deals with the formation and development of embryos. Statement II: Embryology deals with events that lead to fertilization, cleavage, early growth and differentiation of zygote into an embryo. 1) Both statement I & II are true 2) Statement I is true, statement II is false 3) Statement I is false, statement II is true 4) Both statement I & II are false 13. Study of embryonic development and other developmental processes after birth is 1) Evolution 2) Embryology 3) Development biology 4) Ecology 14. Which of the following can be studied through genetics 1) Inheritance of characters from one generation to the next 2) Heredity 3) Variations 4) All the above 15. The branch of science dealing with the study of the cell as a structural and functional unit of living organisms. 1) Cytology 2) Cell biology 3) Histology 4) Microanatomy 16. Match the following Branch Scientist A) Bateson 1) Ecology B) Haeckel 2) Biology C) Herbert Spencer 3) Genetics D) Lamarck 4) Organic evolution 1) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 2) A-3, B-1, C-3, D-2 3) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 4) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3 17. Name the branch which deals with the study of internal arrangement of different organs or organ systems in an organism as observed with naked eye 1) External morphology 2) Internal morphology 3) Anatomy 4) Histology 18. Assertion (A): Histology is also referred to as Microanatomy. Reason (R): It deals with the study of microscopic structure of different tissues. 1) Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion 2) Both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion 3) Assertion is true, reason is false 4) Assertion is false, reason is true 19. The round and Waggle dances of honeybee while collecting pollen grains and nector is studied through 1) Cytology 2) Ethology 3) Ecology 4) Genetics 20. Match the following and choose the correct option Branch Deals with A) Physiology 1) Heredity and variation B) Genetics 2) Origin of life and genetic adaptation of organisms C) Palaeontology 3) Different body functions and processes D) Evolution 4) Fossilized remains of organisms 1) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 2) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 3) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4 4) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 21. Statement I: Evolution deals with the origin of life and continuous genetic adaptations of organisms to the environment. Statement II: Evolution also deals with the gradual changes that occur in the living organisms through geological time. 1) Both statement I & II are true 2) Statement I is true, statement II is false 3) Statement I is false, statement II is true 4) Both statement I & II are false 22. The branch Histology (Microanatomy) comes under the branch of 1) External Morphology 2) Internal Morphology 3) Anatomy 4) Taxonomy 23. Name the branch of Biology that deals with the study of form, structure of cells and cell organelles 1) cytology 2) cell biology 3) physiology 4) morphology 24. Name the branch, that deals with study of living organisms in relation to biotic and abiotic factors surrounding them 1) Ethology 2) Ecology 3) Genetics 4) Evolution 25. Fossils of plants can be studied through 1) Palaeozoology 2) Evolution 3) Palaeobotony 4) Ethology
