HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIO CHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the study of fossil plants?
A
Biology
B
Paleobotany
C
Taxonomy
D
Mammalogy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paleobotany is the scientific study of ancient plants, using plant fossils found in sedimentary rocks. These fossils can be impressions or compressions of the plants left on the rock’s surface, or “petrified” objects, such as wood, which preserve the original plant material in rocklike form.

Detailed explanation-2: -Palaeobotany – Study of plant fossils.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paleobotany is the study of plants that lived long ago. It is one half of a branch of science called paleontology that studies how life has evolved on Earth over millions of years. Paleobotanists study fossilized plant life to get information about the types of plants that lived during different time periods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Palaeobiology examines the fossil record to investigate evolution and ecology throughout the history of life on Earth, determining how the past has shaped present-day biodiversity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Paleobotany is the study of fossil plants. The oldest widely occurring fossils are various forms of calcareous algae that apparently lived in shallow seas, although some may have lived in freshwater.

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