The branch of science that deals with the study of fungi is called
- A.Phycology
- B.Mycology
- C.Bryology
- D.Pteridology
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The correct answer is B, mycology. Mycology is the study of fungi, the group that includes moulds, yeasts, mushrooms and the rusts and smuts that attack crops, and a specialist in it is called a mycologist. Option A is wrong because phycology, also called algology, is the study of algae, which are photosynthetic and belong to a different kingdom. Option C is wrong because bryology is the study of bryophytes, that is the mosses and liverworts, often called the amphibians of the plant kingdom. Option D is wrong because pteridology is the study of pteridophytes, the ferns, which are the first vascular plants. A paper may extend the question to lichens, which are a partnership of a fungus and an alga, so both mycology and phycology touch them. A connected fact asked with this one is that yeast used in baking and brewing is a fungus, and that penicillin, the first antibiotic, was obtained from the fungus Penicillium.
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- A.Insects
- B.Fishes
- C.Birds
- D.Reptiles
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Read the full explanation →Which branch of science deals with the study of earthquakes?
- A.Seismology
- B.Volcanology
- C.Speleology
- D.Geodesy
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Seismology is the study of earthquakes and of the passage of seismic waves through the earth, and it is from seismic wave records that the layered structure of the interior of the earth has been worked out; the instrument used is the seismograph.
Read the full explanation →The study of fossils is known as
- A.Palynology
- B.Palaeontology
- C.Pedology
- D.Petrology
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Palaeontology is the study of fossils, the preserved remains or traces of organisms of past geological ages, and it supplies the evidence on which the history of life and the theory of evolution rest.
Read the full explanation →Sericulture is the rearing of which of the following?
- A.Honey bees
- B.Silkworms
- C.Earthworms
- D.Fish
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Read the full explanation →Entomology is the study of
- A.The origin of words
- B.Insects
- C.Birds
- D.Human races
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Entomology is the branch of zoology that deals with insects, the largest class of animals, and it covers their structure, classification, life cycles and their role as pests and pollinators.
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