Question: The study of insects is known as:
Options:
Entomology
Mycology
Philology
Phycology
🐜 Entomology
✦ Entomology is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms.
✦ It is crucial to our understanding of human disease, agriculture, evolution, ecology, and biodiversity.
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🍄 Mycology
✦ Mycology is the study of fungi and their relationships to each other and other organisms.
✦ It is the unique biochemistry that sets fungi apart from other groups.
📚 Philology
✦ Philology is traditionally the study of the history of language, including the historical study of literary texts.
✦ It is also called comparative philology when the emphasis is on the comparison of the historical states of different languages.
🌿 Phycology
✦ Phycology, also called algology, is the study of algae.
✦ It is a large, heterogeneous group of chiefly aquatic plants, ranging in size from microscopic forms to species as large as shrubs or trees.