INTRODUCTION TO DENDROLOGY
BRANCHES OF DENDROLOGY
Question
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What is the scientific study of birds?
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Ecology
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Ornithology
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -ornithology, a branch of zoology dealing with the study of birds. Most of the early writings on birds are more anecdotal than scientific, but they represent a broad foundation of knowledge, including much folklore, on which later work was based.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word “ornithology” comes from the late 16th-century Latin ornithologia meaning “bird science” from the Greek ornis ("bird") and logos ("theory, science, thought").
Detailed explanation-3: -The scientific name of birds is Aves (class). Birds are warm-blooded vertebrates which are categorised by their wings, hard-shelled eggs, elevated metabolic rate, toothless jaws and a four-chambered heart.
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