Types of Scientists

Galileo, Copernicus, and Kepler studied the movement of stars, planets, galaxies, and the sun. These scientists to contributed greatly to developing the Heliocentric and Geocentric ideas of the solar system.  These scientist were considered to be great __________ of their time. 

• Lepidopterist
• Botanist
• Entomologist
• Astronomers

Cave drawings, ancient writings, and artifacts are all used by ____________ to study people and cultures of the past.

• Virologist
• Hematologist
• Lepidopterist
• Archeologist

Scientist who specialize in studying insects are called _____________.

• Botanist
• Entomologist
• Hematologist
• Lepidopterist

Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My! These animals are studied by a specific scientist.  ????

• Botanist
• Virologist
• Lepidopterist
• Zoologist

This chart will be used by what type of scientist?

• Virologist
• Lepidopterist
• Astronomer
• Hematologist

A scientist that is responsible for studying how viruses change and mutate is called a ____________.

• Lepidopterist
• Astronomer
• Botanist
• Virologist

Tomorrow the tenth grade biology classes will have a guest speaker who specializes in studying blood and diseases of the blood! Which type of scientist is their guest speaker?

• Ornithologist
• Astronomer
• Hematologist
• Archeologist

Mathis Schleidan and Theodore Schwann contributed to Cell Theory by determining that all plants and animals were composed of cells.  Schleidan and Schwann were what type of scientists?

• Zoologist and Botanist
• Lepidopterist and Ichthyologist
• Ornithologist and Virologist
• Parasitologist and Astronomer

A zoologist can also be classified as a biologist.

• True
• False

An astronomer, botanist, zoologist and lepidopterist are all considered to be biologists.

• True, all scientists in the question study living things therefore they can be classified as biologists.
• True, all scientists in the question study some type of animal.  Therefore, they can be classified as biologists.
• False, the scientists listed in the question are all botanists because they study some type of plant.
• False, all of the scientists listed in the question are not biologists because an astronomer does specialize in studying LIVING things.