1.2 Pure and applied fields of biology

Question 1

_____________ is the study of how life functions in nature

Answer 1

Pure biology

Question 2

____________ refers to using what you have learned in biology for different fields.

Answer 2

Applied biology

Question 3

List some of the biological importance of the branches of biology in other branches of sciences.

Answer 3

Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Genetic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Environment Management, Forensic Science

Question 4

___________________ is the use of living organisms or their products for the welfare of humanity

Answer 4

Biotechnology

Question 5

__________________ is concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis, and dissemination of biological data, most often DNA and amino acid sequences.

Answer 5

Bioinformatics

Question 6

__________________ is a means of extracting selected genes from an organism or synthesizing selected genes

Answer 6

Genetic Engineering

Question 7

_______________________ is the application of the principles and problem-solving techniques of engineering to biology and medicine.

Answer 7

Biomedical Engineering

Question 8

_________________________ deals with environmental observation and finding out the solution to maintain the balance of nature.

Answer 8

Environment Management

Question 9

___________________ is the application of the knowledge of biological science to criminal and civil laws.

Answer 9

Forensic Science

Question 10

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Agriculture

Answer 10

Applied

Question 11

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Morphology

Answer 11

Pure

Question 12

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Taxonomy

Answer 12

Pure

Question 13

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Horticulture

Answer 13

• Cultivation of plants
  Applied

Question 14

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Cytology

Answer 14

Pure

Question 15

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Embryology

Answer 15

Pure

Question 16

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Histology

Answer 16

Pure

Question 17

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Poultry

Answer 17

Applied

Question 18

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Agroforestry

Answer 18

Applied

Question 19

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Apiculture

Answer 19

• Cultivation of bees
  Applied

Question 20

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Animal Husbandry

Answer 20

Applied

Question 21

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Biotechnology

Answer 21

Applied

Question 22

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Molecular biology

Answer 22

Pure

Question 23

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Evolution

Answer 23

Pure

Question 24

Pure biology or Applied biology?
Pathology

Answer 24

Applied

Question 25

Pure biology or Applied biology? Physiology

Answer 25

Applied

Question 26

Pure biology or Applied biology? Forestry

Answer 26

Applied

Question 27

Pure biology or Applied biology? Pharmacognosy

Answer 27

Applied

Question 28

Pure biology or Applied biology? Pisciculture

Answer 28

- Cultivation of fish Applied

Question 29

Pure biology or Applied biology? Paleontology

Answer 29

Pure

Question 30

Pure biology or Applied biology? Bacteriology

Answer 30

Pure

Question 31

Pure biology or Applied biology? Anatomy

Answer 31

Pure

Question 32

Pure biology or Applied biology? Surgery

Answer 32

Applied

Question 33

Pure biology or Applied biology? Entomology

Answer 33

Pure

Question 34

Pure biology or Applied biology? Sericulture

Answer 34

- Cultivation of silk worms Applied

Question 35

___________________ involves the technical manipulation of a living organism’s genetic makeup (Genetic Engineering).

Answer 35

Biotechnology

Question 36

______________________ uses computer programs for a variety of applications, including determining gene and protein functions, establishing evolutionary relationships, and predicting the three-dimensional shapes of proteins.

Answer 36

Bioinformatics

Question 37

A process where selected genes are inserted into another organism and as a result, an organism develops with a new combination of genes is called ________________________.

Answer 37

Genetic Engineering

Question 38

______________________ focuses on the advances that improve human health and health care at all levels

Answer 38

Biomedical engineering

Question 39

The evolutionary history of an organism is known as __________________.

Answer 39

Phylogeny