Introduction to biology

The study of living things is called:

• 1 Biology
• 2 Chemistry
• 3 Astronomy
• 4 Geology

The study of the structure of living things is called:

• 1 Ecology
• 2 Genetics
• 3 Anatomy
• 4 Physiology

The study of plants is called:

• 1 Entomology
• 2 Botany
• 3 Zoology
• 4 Microbiology

The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment is:

• 1 Embryology
• 2 Ecology
• 3 Anatomy
• 4 Taxonomy

The correct order of levels of organisation from small to large is:

• 1 Cell, tissue, organ, organ system
• 2 Organ system, organ, tissue, cell
• 3 Organ, tissue, cell, organ system
• 4 Tissue, cell, organ system, organ

The study of fossils is called:

• 1 Pathology
• 2 Physiology
• 3 Pharmacology
• 4 Palaeontology

A group of tissues working together forms an:

• 1 Molecule
• 2 Organ
• 3 Organelle
• 4 Cell

The study of heredity is called:

• 1 Botany
• 2 Ecology
• 3 Genetics
• 4 Embryology

The branch of biology that deals with animals is:

• 1 Botany
• 2 Virology
• 3 Zoology
• 4 Mycology

Which of these is a characteristic of all living things?

• 1 Having wings
• 2 Making sound
• 3 Growth
• 4 Being green

The study of the internal structure of organisms is called:

• 1 Ecology
• 2 Anatomy
• 3 Taxonomy
• 4 Morphology

Which branch of biology deals with classification of organisms?

• 1 Genetics
• 2 Taxonomy
• 3 Physiology
• 4 Embryology

The study of heredity and variation is:

• 1 Cytology
• 2 Genetics
• 3 Ecology
• 4 Microbiology

A group of similar cells that do one job is a:

• 1 Organ system
• 2 Tissue
• 3 Population
• 4 Organ

A group of organisms of the same species living in one place is a:

• 1 Ecosystem
• 2 Biosphere
• 3 Community
• 4 Population

The part of the earth where life exists is the:

• 1 Community
• 2 Biosphere
• 3 Habitat only
• 4 Ecosystem

Biochemistry joins biology with:

• 1 Chemistry
• 2 Geography
• 3 Physics
• 4 Mathematics

Which level of organisation comes just before the organism?

• 1 Population
• 2 Organ system
• 3 Community
• 4 Tissue

The study of microscopic organisms such as bacteria is:

• 1 Anatomy
• 2 Embryology
• 3 Microbiology
• 4 Ecology

Making insulin using bacteria is an example of:

• 1 Morphology
• 2 Embryology
• 3 Biotechnology
• 4 Taxonomy