Biology Top 100 Oneliners
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Major Branches of Biology

- 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