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1. Oceanography is to oceans as herpetology is to ________.

Answer: Reptiles

Oceanography is the study of oceans. The Pacific Ocean is the deepest ocean in the word at 13,740 feet deep. The deepest point in the Pacific Ocean is the Mariana Trench going even deeper at 36,200 feet.

Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. The Greek word 'herpetos' means creeping.

2. Entomology is to insects as hematology is to _____.

Answer: Blood

Entomology is the study of insects. In 1943, Karl Von Frisch published a paper on the "dance of the bees". The dance is done by the worker honeybees to tell the others where the food is located. A honeybee does two different dances. The first dance is a round dance to indicate to other honeybees where the food is located. The second dance is the waggle dance which indicates that food is farther away.

Hematology is the study of blood. There are eight blood types common in the United States. Thirty seven percent of Americans have 0+ blood.

3. Anthropology is to humankind as cytology is to _____.

Answer: Cells

Cytology is the study of plant and animal cells. Red blood cells are the only cells in the human body that do not have a nucleus.

Anthropology is the study of humankind. Humans and chimpanzees are the only two creatures who carry out genocide.

4. Bacteriology is to bacteria as anatomy is to ____.

Answer: Bodies

Bacteriology is the study of bacteria. The most common noncontagious disease is periodontal disease like gingivitis or gum inflammation.

Anatomy is the study of the human and animal body. The human body is made up of one percent phosphorous.

5. Endocrinology is to glands as metallurgy is to ______.

Answer: Metals

Metallurgy is the study of metals and their products and purifications. Tin is the major component in pewter.

Endocrinology is the study of endocrine glands and hormones. The seven endocrine glands are the pituitary, the thyroid, the parathyroids, the adrenals, the pancreas, the ovaries, and the testes.

6. Pathology is to diseases as paleontology is to _______.

Answer: Fossils

Pathology is the study of diseases. There are several different types of pathology from anatomical pathology to genetic pathology.

Paleontology is the study of fossils. Fossils are the remains of plants or animals that were preserved in rock.

7. Pharmacology is to drugs as ornithology is to _____.

Answer: Birds

Ornithology is the study of birds. The bald eagle was adopted as the national bird of the United States on June 20, 1782.

Pharmacology is the study of drugs. Twenty-five percent of all prescription drugs from pharmacies contain ingredients from plants.

8. Forestry is to forests as audiology is to ____.

Answer: Hearing

Forestry is the study of forests. One percent of forests are lost to fire each year.

Audiology is the study of the sense of hearing.

9. Astronomy is to space as ophthalmology is to ____.

Answer: Eyes

Astronomy is the study of space. The planets Venus and Uranus go against the orbital rotation of the sun. Because Venus rotates slowly, it only has two sunsets and two sunrises in the planet's year.

Ophthalmology is the study of the eye. The average person blinks once every five seconds.

10. Virology is to viruses as histology is to _____.

Answer: Tissue

Virology is the study of viruses. An English doctor named Edward Jenner first came up with the word 'virus'.

Histology is the study of the structure of tissue. Tissue is an organized collection of cells and their supporting structures.

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