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Question 13 Marks
Match the branches of biology in column A with the respective areas of study in column B.
Column A Column B
Ichthyology Viruses
Ornithology Fishes
Ecology Birds
Virology Cells
Herpetology Diseases
Paleontology Fossils
Cytology Snakes
Pathology Environment
Answer
Column A Column B
Ichthyology Fishes
Ornithology Birds
Ecology Environment
Virology Viruses
Herpetology Snakes
Paleontology Fossils
Cytology Cells
Pathology Diseases
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Question 23 Marks
A farmer and a housewife may have never studied biology, yet both of them know some of its general principles through experience. State any two principles which they know.
Answer
A farmer, although has never studied biology, knows by his experience how to increase his production. He knows how to plow and plant crops and select good quality seeds for sowing. He is also familiar with various methods of irrigation. He knows the technique of cross-breeding and removing weak and unwanted plants and cultivating improved varieties at the right time.

A housewife, by using her experience knows which fruit or vegetable to grow and for how much time. She also knows the nutritional values of various foodstuffs. A housewife adopts various principles of maintaining hygiene at home. She knows to tame some useful animals like cow, goat, and dog for her maximum benefit.

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Question 33 Marks
What is Biology? Name and define its three major branches.
Answer
Biology is the study of living beings, all plants and animals including humans. Biology had flourished greatly in ancient India from 2500 B.C. to 650 B.C. The roots of biology can be traced back to pre-historic periods when primitive man lived in jungles and caves. Biology has slowly grown through the ages, but developed very fast in the $20^{th}$ century and is showing signs of even faster growth in the $21^{st}$ century. Its three major branches are:
  1. Botany - the study of plants.
  2. Zoology - the study of animals.
  3. Human Biology - the study of human as a living organism and his relationship with other living organisms. The study of humans and their interaction with the society comes under Anthropology (Gk. anthropos: man; logos: study).
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[3 marks Question Answer] - BIOLOGY STD 9 Questions - Vidyadip