Question

Study of Fossil.

• A. Araneology
• B. Paleontology
• C. Cardiology
• D. Anthology

Hint:

Break the word into its Greek roots, palaios meaning ancient and logos meaning study, to find the science of ancient life.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

This question checks the correct term for a specific field of study. Many branch names in science end with the suffix -logy, which comes from the Greek word for study of.

1. Araneology: This word refers to the study of spiders, not fossils.
2. Paleontology: This is the scientific study of fossils, that is, the remains and traces of ancient plants and animals preserved in rock. It covers how life on Earth developed and changed over millions of years, and is the correct term here.
3. Cardiology: This is the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases, unrelated to fossils.
4. Anthology: This is not even a scientific field, it simply means a collected volume of writings, such as poems or stories.

The correct option is Paleontology. It comes from the Greek roots palaios, meaning ancient, on, meaning being, and logos, meaning study, literally meaning the study of ancient life.

Let's summarize:

• Paleontology studies fossils to understand extinct organisms and Earth's history.
• Araneology, Cardiology, and Anthology deal with spiders, the heart, and literary collections, not fossils.

So the study of fossils is called Paleontology.