Biology Top 100 Oneliners

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Major Branches of Biology 

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  • Mycology is the study of - Fungi  
  • The study of the relationships of insects with humans, environment, and other organisms is entomology.  
  • The branch of horticulture dealing with the production, storage, processing, and marketing of vegetables is - Olericulture  
  •  Oneirology is the study of - Dreams  
  •  Gerontology is related to the scientific study of - Older adults  
  •  The study of cells is also known as - Cytology  
  •  Cytology is related to the study of - Cells  
  •  Cytology is the branch of biology  deals with the study of - Cells  
  •  The scientific and objective study of animal behavior is called - Ethology  
  •  Sericulture is related to the - Rearing of silkworms
  •   The discipline  deals with the study of  the history of life on Earth as based on fossils -Paleontology 
  •  Preservation of historical articles is done in the science of - Museology  
  •  The study of fossils is known as - Palaeontology  
  • The study of the physical form and external structure of plants is - Phytomorphology  
  •  The study of classification of organisms is known as - Taxonomy  

 The study of fungi is also known as - Mycology 

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Animal Cell

  • Cells with a well-organized nucleus with a nuclear membrane are named as - Eukaryotic cells
  • Giant organisms contain - Billions of cells
  • In mitosis, chromosomes divide in such a way that the daughter cells receive - An equal amount of genetic material
  • The cytologist who explained the role of the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) in protein processing and sorting is - George E. Palade
  • The flattened membrane-bound sacs present in the Golgi apparatus are known as - Cisternae
  • The cell organelles composed of ribosomal RNA and proteins are - Ribosomes
  • The formation of the phragmoplast between the two daughter nuclei occurs during - Cytokinesis
  • The division of the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell into two daughter cells is known as - Cytokinesis
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek discovered single-celled life forms in - 1674
  • The part of the cell that converts nutrients into energy is - Mitochondrion
  • The type of cell that is long and branched is - Nerve cell
  • The cell membrane is made of - Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
  • The main glial cells in the PNS, also called neurilemma cells, are - Schwann cells
  • Protein synthesis in cells occurs in - Ribosomes
  • The organelle that can replicate itself is - Mitochondria
  • The division of cytoplasm is known as - Cytokinesis
  • Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow proposed "Omnis cellula-e-cellula" in - 1855
  • Cells with nuclear material without a nuclear membrane are - Prokaryotic cells
  • E. Gorter and F. Grendel concluded the lipid surface is bilayered in - 1925
  • The biological stain used to color all cell nuclei red is - Safranin
  • The amoeboid-shaped cell is - White blood cell
  • The cell theory that describes the semi-fluid nature of lipids enabling lateral protein movement is - Fluid mosaic model
  • The large double membrane-bound organelle containing genetic material is - Nucleus
  • Mitochondria without an outer membrane are called - Mitoplasts
  • The component uniquely found only in prokaryotes is - Mesosome
  • The component found only in eukaryotic cells is - Nuclear membrane
  • The unicellular organism that engulfs external material through the cell membrane is - Amoeba
  • Microscopic cells with an amoeboid shape and a distinctive nuclear membrane are - White blood cells
  • The organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell, responsible for ATP formation, discovered in 1857 is - Mitochondria
  • Camillo Golgi shared the Nobel Prize in 1906 with - Santiago Ramon y Cajal
  • Rudolf Virchow published "Cellular Pathology" in - 1855
  • Cell division in salamander embryos was observed by - Walther Flemming in 1879
  • Johann Evangelist Purkinje is known for - Coining the term protoplasm in 1839
  • Glycogen, poly-β-hydroxybutyrate granules, sulfur granules, and gas vesicles are found in - Cytoplasm
  • The tissue specialized to store fats is - Adipose
  • The term 'cell' was coined by - Robert Hooke
  • The first person to discover cells was - Robert Hooke
  • Cells in the human body were discovered by - Robert Hooke
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Plant Cell

  • The outermost covering of plant cells is called- Cell wall
  • Accumulates during the initial stages of growth in plants- Pectin
  • Found only in plant cells- Cell wall
  • Leucoplast that stores oils and fats- Elaioplast
  • The cell wall of a plant is composed of- Cellulose
  • The orange color of carrot is due to- Carotene
  • Non-green plants lack- Chlorophyll
  • Primary Element contained in Chlorophyll- Magnesium
  • Color of plants is green due to- Chlorophyll
  • Ribosome is the site of- Protein synthesis
  • Magnesium is a constituent metal of- Chlorophyll molecule
  • Carotene gives fruits and vegetables - Orange color
  • Plant cell wall is made up of- Cellulose
  • The part that traps sunlight to make sugar in a plant cell- Chloroplast
  • The nucleus of a cell is surrounded by- Cytoplasm