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  • Palynology is the study of:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:145,”topic”:”Areas Of Study”,”choices”:[“Tree rings only”,”Root nodules only”,”Algal holdfasts only”,”Pollen and spores”],”correct”:3,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”Pollen is used in allergy, honey, fossils and forensics.”}

  • Economic botany emphasises:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:145,”topic”:”Areas Of Study”,”choices”:[“Only volcanic rocks”,”Only deep-sea vents”,”Plants useful to people (crops, fibres, drugs)”,”Only extinct dinosaurs”],”correct”:2,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”It links botany to agriculture, forestry and pharmacy.”}

  • Plant pathology is the study of:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:145,”topic”:”Areas Of Study”,”choices”:[“Plant diseases (often fungi, bacteria, viruses)”,”Only seed catalogues”,”Only garden design colour”,”Healthy pollination only”],”correct”:0,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”Blights, rusts and mosaics are classic plant-pathogen problems.”}

  • Genetics in botany includes:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:145,”topic”:”Areas Of Study”,”choices”:[“Only insect taxonomy”,”Only wood density tables”,”Inheritance, chromosomes and plant breeding”,”Only rainfall maps”],”correct”:2,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”Mendel worked with pea plants; crop breeding applies genetics.”}

  • Plant ecology deals with:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:145,”topic”:”Areas Of Study”,”choices”:[“Populations, communities and environment”,”Only organelle membranes”,”Only fossil fuel geology”,”Only flower pigment chemistry in a test tube”],”correct”:0,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”It includes competition, succession, biomes and conservation.”}

  • Plant taxonomy is the area that:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:145,”topic”:”Areas Of Study”,”choices”:[“Measures only transpiration rate”,”Designs only greenhouses”,”Counts only stomata for fun”,”Classifies and names plants”],”correct”:3,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”Names and ranks make diversity manageable.”}

  • Plant anatomy studies:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:145,”topic”:”Areas Of Study”,”choices”:[“Only market prices”,”Only constellation names”,”Only bird migration”,”Internal structure of organs and tissues”],”correct”:3,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”Sections of root, stem and leaf show tissues such as xylem and mesophyll.”}

  • True or false: Plants produce the oxygen we breathe as a by-product of photosynthesis.

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:77,”topic”:”Plants And People”,”choices”:[“True”,”False”],”correct”:0,”type”:”true_false”,”explain”:”Photolysis of water releases O2; phytoplankton and land plants both contribute.”}

  • Spices such as black pepper and cinnamon are:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:77,”topic”:”Plants And People”,”choices”:[“Synthetic metals”,”Plant parts used for flavour”,”Mineral rocks”,”Types of bacteria”],”correct”:1,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”Pepper is a dried fruit; cinnamon is inner bark.”}

  • Deforestation matters because forests:

    {“lesson_id”:0,”category_id”:77,”topic”:”Plants And People”,”choices”:[“Store carbon, protect soils and harbour biodiversity”,”Have no species”,”Stop all rainfall forever if left standing”,”Produce only methane as wood”],”correct”:0,”type”:”mcq”,”explain”:”Clearing releases carbon and destroys habitat.”}

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