Biology Basics

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Father of Biology 
Ans : Aristotle

The term Biology was first coined by 
Ans : Lamarck

Father of Zoology 
Ans : Aristotle

The living beings were classified into two (plants and animals) by 
Ans : Aristotle

The animals were classified into animal with red blood and without red blood by 
Ans : Aristotle

The famous book of Aristotle 
Ans : History of Animals 

Father of botany
Ans : Theophrastus

The famous book of Theophrastus 
Ans : Historia plantum

The branch of biology which deals with the study of origin of life
Ans : Abiogenesis 

The life originated from 
Ans : Water

The first successful experiment based on the origin of life was done by 
Ans : A.I. Oparin (1932)

First life is a microbes having the capacity of
Ans : Photosynthesis

The basic Chemical unit of life 
Ans : Amino acids

Amino acids were first synthesized in a laboratory by
Ans : Stanley Miller and Harold Urey 

Study of life in outer space 
Ans : Exobiology 

The basic unit of life 
Ans : Cell

The cell is synthesized of chemicals such as carbohydrates, protein, lipid, nucleic acid etc.

The components of carbohydrates 
Ans : Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

Father of modern Botany 
Ans : Carl Linnaeus 

Father of Indian Botany 
Ans : William Rosburgh

Scientist who discovered that the body of animal is made up of cell 
Ans : Theodor Schwann

Scientist who discovered that the body of plant is made up of cell
Ans : M.J. Schleiden

Scientist who discovered that new cells are formed by the division of cell
Ans : Rudolph Virchow

The components of proteins are 
Ans : Amino acids 

Nucleic acids are responsible for 
Ans : Heredity