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4 quizzes and 40 trivia questions.
1.
  A Cute Scientific Office Decor Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are many fields of science. Some are more obscure than others. Let's see how many of them that you know. I will provide a clue as to what you might see in the offices of certain scientists and you provide the field of study, or vice versa.
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Jan 11 23
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dcpddc478
Jan 11 23
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  Branches of Science    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on some different branches of science. Have fun!
Tough, 10 Qns, hockeyngolf8, May 01 09
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  Calling all Triviaologists!   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
OK I made up triviaologist, but I 'gist' know you'll recognize a lot of the other -ologists in this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, Omakase, Apr 15 20
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Omakase
Apr 15 20
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  O Awesome Science!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Each of these words or phrases starting with an O relates to one branch of science. Try this quiz and see how many words you can match with the appropriate branch of science or vice versa. The meaning of the word will be given.
Average, 10 Qns, Saleo, Jun 11 23
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Saleo
Jun 11 23
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Branches of Science Trivia Questions
1. What would an oologist study?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: birds' eggs

Egg collecting started in the Middle Ages for decorating reasons. By the 1700s, eggs were collector's items. Then, in the 1800s birds' eggs were collected for scientific use. Egg studiers began to identify birds not by looking at the nest or the bird, but by the eggs.

2. Which substance would you expect to see in the office of a dendrochronologist?

From Quiz A Cute Scientific Office Decor Quiz

Answer: Wood cores

You could expect to see wood cores or a variety of wood samples. Dendrochronology is the study of tree rings. It is often used to study past ecology and weather patterns. It is often used in archeology to provide dating for wooden artifacts.

3. Helminthology is the study of what?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: parasitic worms

Helminthology is the study of helminths. Helminths are parasitic worms such as tapeworms, liver flukes, ascarids, or leeches. Intestinal worms are especially studied.

4. What is the study of ferns?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: pteridology

India has one of the greatest pteridophytic communities of ferns. There are over 1200 different species of ferns. Most of these and other ferns are homosporous. This means they asexually produce spores of only one kind.

5. What is the science that deals with the arrangement of strata?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: stratigraphy

Strata are sheetlike beds of sedimentary rock that lie between two other beds of strata. This science also deals with the origin, distribution, succession, and composition of strata. Stratigraphy originated in 1865.

6. If I entered the office of a mycologist what would I expect him to have in his office display case?

From Quiz A Cute Scientific Office Decor Quiz

Answer: Fungi

Mycology is the study of fungi and is closely associated with phytopathology from which it arose. It studies the biochemical and genetic properties of fungi and their uses in the field of pharmacology and food. It would be completely normal to see a display case full of a variety of dried mushrooms.

7. Words 6: Okazaki fragments. Okazaki fragments are small fragments from a certain structure that Watson and Crick are often credited with establishing. Which branch of science do these fragments come under?

From Quiz O Awesome Science!

Answer: Genetics

DNA is usually a double-stranded structure. During DNA replication, there are two separate strands formed called the lagging strand and the leading strand which have their own respective nucleotides and other molecules. As the process continues, there is a newly synthesized strand that is formed which is complementary to the lagging strand and forms a double strand with it again. These short fragments that are newly synthesized are called Okazaki fragments. Genetics is the study of the human genome and its abnormalities and other aspects related to genes and their therapy. Computer engineering is the study of computers and its assemblage and design. Nuclear chemistry is the study of radioactive substances, their properties, dangers, uses, etc. Psychology is the study of aspects related to the human mind in all its complexities.

8. What is the study of serology?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: the properties of sera (plural of serum)

Blood serum is a liquid derived from blood from which the fibrin and suspended material(cells) have been removed. Serology can also be used in a blood test to detect the presence of antibodies against a microorganism.

9. What is the science of speleology?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: the study of caves

Edouard Alfred Martel, a French lawyer, is often called "the father of modern speleology." Between 1888 and 1914, he set out to explore every subterranean cave in Europe. Bramabiau, Dargilan, Padirac, Aven Armand, Cuevas del Drach, and The Abyss of Gaping Gill are some of his cave tourist sites.

10. What branch of zoology deals with cetaceans?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: cetology

Cetaceans are the mammalian group that includes all of the whales, dolphins and porpoises. There are around 80 species in all. The word comes from the Greek word ketos, which means sea monster.

11. What branch of science deals with the study and treatment of a baby still in the womb?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: fetology

This study could include things like: baby brain waves can be recorded at 40 days, blood travels through the fetus' closed circulatory system after 18 days, and ear and respiratory systems begin forming four weeks after fertilization. It could also include the use of ultrasound to take pictures of the developing fetus.

12. Genetic engineering is also sometimes known as what?

From Quiz Branches of Science

Answer: gene-splicing

Gene-splicing is any technique that is used to produce recombinant DNA that can function in an organism.

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