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Fathers & Scientists

1. Father of Biology – Aristotle
2. Father of Zoology – Aristotle
3. Father of Botany – Theophrastus
4. Father of Modern Botany – Linnaeus
5. Father of Taxonomy – Linnaeus
6. Father of Genetics – Mendel
7. Father of Modern Genetics – T.H. Morgan
8. Father of Cytology – Robert Hooke
9. Father of Microbiology – Leeuwenhoek
10. Father of Bacteriology – Robert Koch
11. Father of Immunology – Louis Pasteur
12. Father of Virology – Ivanovsky
13. Father of Biotechnology – Karl Ereky
14. Father of Modern Biotechnology – Paul Berg
15. Father of Green Revolution – Norman Borlaug
16. Father of Indian Green Revolution – M.S. Swaminathan
17. Father of DNA Fingerprinting – Alec Jeffreys
18. Father of DNA – Watson & Crick
19. Father of Evolution – Charles Darwin
20. Father of Modern Embryology – Karl Ernst von Baer
21. Father of Ethology – Konrad Lorenz
22. Father of Paleontology – Leonardo da Vinci
23. Father of Ayurveda – Charaka
24. Father of Surgery – Sushruta
25. Father of Indian Botany – William Roxburgh

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Discoveries & Discoverers

26. Cell discovered by – Robert Hooke
27. Nucleus discovered by – Robert Brown
28. Ribosome discovered by – Palade
29. Mitochondria discovered by – Altmann
30. Golgi body discovered by – Camillo Golgi
31. Chloroplast discovered by – Schimper
32. Blood circulation discovered by – William Harvey
33. Blood group discovered by – Karl Landsteiner
34. Penicillin discovered by – Alexander Fleming
35. Insulin discovered by – Banting & Best
36. X-ray discovered by – Roentgen
37. Photosynthesis discovered by – Jan Ingenhousz
38. Vitamin discovered by – Funk
39. Malaria parasite discovered by – Laveran
40. Plasmodium life cycle explained by – Ronald Ross
41. Pasteurization discovered by – Louis Pasteur
42. Germ theory of disease – Louis Pasteur
43. RNA discovered by – Severo Ochoa
44. AIDS virus discovered by – Luc Montagnier
45. Double helix model – Watson & Crick

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Important Terms (One Word)

46. Powerhouse of cell – Mitochondria
47. Kitchen of cell – Chloroplast
48. Brain of cell – Nucleus
49. Suicide bag of cell – Lysosome
50. Protein factory – Ribosome
51. Universal solvent – Water
52. Universal blood donor – O negative
53. Universal blood acceptor – AB positive
54. Respiratory pigment in humans – Hemoglobin
55. Respiratory pigment in arthropods – Hemocyanin
56. Structural unit of kidney – Nephron
57. Structural unit of liver – Lobule
58. Structural unit of brain – Neuron
59. Structural unit of life – Cell
60. Largest cell – Ostrich egg
61. Smallest cell – Mycoplasma
62. Longest cell – Neuron
63. Largest gland – Liver
64. Largest endocrine gland – Thyroid
65. Largest bone – Femur
66. Smallest bone – Stapes
67. Strongest bone – Femur
68. Hardest substance in body – Enamel
69. Largest organ – Skin
70. Smallest muscle – Stapedius

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Biology in Plants

71. Plant hormone for growth – Auxin
72. Plant hormone for ripening – Ethylene
73. Plant hormone for dormancy – ABA
74. Plant hormone for cell division – Cytokinin
75. Photosynthesis pigment – Chlorophyll
76. Transpiration occurs by – Stomata
77. C4 cycle discovered by – Hatch & Slack
78. Transport tissue in plants – Xylem
79. Food transport tissue – Phloem
80. Symbiosis between algae & fungi – Lichen

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Human Body & Health

81. Human body cell chromosome number – 46
82. Male gamete – Sperm
83. Female gamete – Ovum
84. Fertilized egg – Zygote
85. Blood clotting vitamin – Vitamin K
86. Night blindness vitamin – Vitamin A
87. Rickets deficiency – Vitamin D
88. Scurvy deficiency – Vitamin C
89. Beriberi deficiency – Vitamin B1
90. Pellagra deficiency – Vitamin B3
91. Goitre deficiency – Iodine
92. Haemophilia – Genetic
93. Diabetes – Insulin deficiency
94. Colour blindness – Genetic
95. AIDS virus – HIV
96. Covid-19 virus – Coronavirus
97. TB bacteria – Mycobacterium
98. Typhoid bacteria – Salmonella
99. Cholera bacteria – Vibrio cholerae
100. Syphilis bacteria – Treponema

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