Sample questions
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GEO2025
In Germany, the date in the spring season when new leaves open on horse chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) has been recorded every year since 1951. Which one among the following groups of scientists primarily records such seasonal activities of plants?
- A Physiologists
- B Phenologists ✓
- C Taxonomists
- D Ecologists
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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GEO2023
What is 'phenology'?
- A Study of phenol production in plants
- B Study of periodical phenomena of plants, such as the time of flowering in relation to climate ✓
- C Study of excretory pathway of phenols by herbivores
- D Study of phenotypic variation in newborn individuals of cats
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Science & Technology › Biology & Health
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