Intro to Biology Quiz

What is the study of living organisms, including their origin, distribution, evolution, structure, and function, called?

• Chemistry

• Physics

• Biology

• Geology

From which language does the word "Biology" originate?

• Latin

• Greek

• French

• Spanish

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does the Greek word "Bios" mean?

• Study of

• Living beings

• Plants

• Animals

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Which branch of biology is the study of micro-organisms?

• Botany

• Zoology

• Microbiology

• Ecology

Which sub-branch of biology deals with the identification, classification, and nomenclature of living organisms?

• Anatomy

• Taxonomy

• Physiology

• Ecology

What does the sub-branch of Anatomy focus on?

• Structure of cells

• Structure of organisms and their body parts

• Interaction of organisms with their environment

• Hereditary characteristics

Which sub-branch of biology is concerned with the normal functions of living organisms and their body parts?

• Cytology

• Genetics

• Physiology

• Evolution

Cytology is the study of what?

• Hereditary characteristics

• Structure, composition, and function of cells

• Developmental changes in organisms

• Interaction with the environment

Which sub-branch of biology deals with the transmission of hereditary characteristics from one generation to the next?

• Ecology

• Evolution

• Genetics

• Taxonomy

What does the sub-branch of Evolution study?

• Interaction of organisms with each other

• Sequential and developmental changes of organisms

• Structure of organisms

• Normal functions of body parts