The History of Biology Quiz

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Which area of focus is NOT mentioned in the text as a part of biology?

  • Growth
  • Meteorology (correct)
  • Taxonomy
  • Evolution

What is the term used to describe the study of the historical development of anatomy?

  • History of anatomy (correct)
  • Phylogeny
  • Ontogeny
  • Paleontology

Which concept is NOT included in the history of evolutionary thought as per the text?

  • Lamarckism
  • Uniformitarianism (correct)
  • Catastrophism
  • Mutationism

Which term represents the study of the interactions among organisms and their environment?

<p>Ecology (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the approach that aims to understand a system by examining its individual parts?

<p>Reductionism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The history of molecular evolution is not mentioned in the text?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The modern (evolutionary) synthesis is part of the history of evolutionary thought as per the text?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Catastrophism is part of the history of evolutionary thought as per the text?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Natural history is not mentioned in the overview of biology in the text?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The study of the interactions among organisms and their environment is not mentioned as a part of biology in the text?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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