Famous Biologists Growth of Biology Branches of Biology Branches of Biology (Continued) Applied Biology
100
Aristotle
Who is known as the Father of Biology?
100
Greeks
Which civilisation were the pioneers of an organised study of Biology?
100
Study of Virus
What is Virology?
100
Study of Birds
What is Ornithology?
100
Science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants.
What is Horticulture?
200
Theophrastus
Who is known as the Father of Botany?
200
Viviparous and Oviparous
What is is the classification of animals based on reproduction?
200
Study of Bacteria
What is Mycology?
200
Dr Salim Ali
Name a famous indian Ornithologist.
200
Technique of producing silk by rearing silkworms.
What is sericulture?
300
Hippocrates
Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
300
Duck bill platypus or Spiny ant eater (Echidna)
Name an egg laying mammal.
300
Alexander Flemming
Name the Scientist who discovered penicillin.
300
Taxonomy
What is the science of naming organisms called?
300
Biology of rearing fish
What is pisciculture?
400
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
Who constructed the first simple microscope?
400
Anthropology
What is the branch of Biology that deals with the study of man and society?
400
Study of insects
What is Entomology?
400
Eugenics
What is the science that aims to improve the human race though controlled heredity known as?
400
Exobiology
What is the branch of biology that contemplates the study of life in the universe?
500
Robert Hooke
Coining the term 'CELL'
Who constructed the first compound microscope? What else is he famous for?
500
Louis Pasteur
Name the scientist who is known as the Father of Microbiology.
500
Study of Reptiles
What is Herpetology?
500
Gregor Mendel
Who is known as the Father of Genetics?
500
Biometrics
What is the branch of biology that verifies identity of a person by scanning body features known as?






Chapter 1: Introducing Biology

Press F11 for full screen mode



Limited time offer: Membership 25% off


Clone | Edit | Download / Play Offline