Question

Branch of botany, which deals with the study of products obtained from plants is-
A) Ethnobotany
B) Paleobotany
C) Economic Botany
D) Microbiology

Answer 1

Botany is that branch of life science that gives us an overall, thorough insight to plant life and covers all aspects relating to it like; physiology, anatomy, taxonomy, genetics, cytology and biochemistry.

Complete answer:
Let us go through the options carefully:

Option A: Ethnobotany deals with the relationship between the people and the local plants found around them. It's the study about how people make use of the indigenous plants and obtain food, shelter, clothing. It is a very specific field and hence is an incorrect option.

Option B: Paleobotany is the study of plants which have been fossilized in small traces over a long period of time. It helps us understand about the prehistoric earth and is very useful in evolution studies. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

Option C: Economic botany is a broad branch of botany which involves how a person uses plants and obtains products from the same. It deals with the financial aspect and commercial needs in order to make the usage more efficient. This is the correct option.

Option D: Microbiology is the study of all tiny living organisms that are not visible to the naked eye and is not only confined to plants. This option is completely unrelated to the question and is an incorrect option.

Additional information: Ethnobotany is a subset of economic botany and is very specific in relation to the native plants found in the individual’s region.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Some other unique branches of botany are,
i) Astrobotany- study of plants in space.
ii) Micropropagation- production of plants using tissue culture.
iii)Pharming- genetically modifying plants to obtain pharmaceuticals.