The Study of Life

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1. Which one of these great thinkers is often called "The Father of Biology"? Pythagoras Philemon Aeschylus Aristotle

2. What was the name of the famed oceanographer who wrote "The Silent World" (1953) and "Life and Death in a Coral Sea" (1971)? Robert Ballard Charles Darwin Donald Walsh Jacques Cousteau

3. Which famous ornithologist is known for his finely illustrated book titled "The Birds of America" (1827-1839)? John James Audubon Christian Ludwig Brehm David Lack Jim Flegg

4. George Washington Carver became world famous for his work in which of the following fields of biology? Gynecology Neurology Ornithology Botany

5. Australian celebrity Steve Irwin would have been considered which of the following? Herpetologist Virology Mycologist Entomology

6. "The Bone Wars" was the nickname for the heated rivalry between Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope, who were both specialists in which of the following biological sciences? Paleontology Embryology Anthropology Oncology

7. Born in 1632, which of the following men became the first to discover the world of microorganisms? Terje Vigen Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek Isaac Hirsche Grunewald Henrik Ibsen

8. If I told you Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878) was a famous Dutch ichthyologist, what kind of animal would you expect to find him studying? Monkey Bat Worm Fish

9. William Harvey is often called the "Father of Astrology". True False

10. Dame Jane Goodall was a world famous scientist in which of the following fields? Meteorology Arachnology Conchology Primatology