Botany is study of:

Question

Botany is study of:

1. A. Animals
2. B. Plants (Correct answer)
3. C. Insects
4. D. Birds

Correct Answer

Option B — Plants

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Plants.

Key Points

• Botany is the branch of biology dealing with plants — their structure, physiology, classification and distribution.
• The study of animals is zoology, of insects entomology, and of birds ornithology.

Additional Information

• Other "-ology" terms that recur in exams: mycology (fungi), ichthyology (fish), herpetology (reptiles and amphibians), anthropology (humans), etymology (word origins) and ethology (animal behaviour).
• Theophrastus, a pupil of Aristotle, is regarded as the Father of Botany.
• Note the near-identical pair entomology (insects) and etymology (words), which examiners deliberately confuse.