The following question, consist of two words each that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select the lettered pair that has the same relationship as the original pair of words: Botany : Plants

Ornithology : Eggs
Concology : Fossile
Pathology : Man
Entomology : Insects

The correct answer is: D. Entomology : Insects

Botany is the scientific study of plants. Ornithology is the scientific study of birds. Conchology is the scientific study of mollusks, especially snails and their shells. Pathology is the scientific study of disease. Entomology is the scientific study of insects.

In each of the four lettered pairs, the first word is the name of a scientific discipline and the second word is the subject of that discipline. The only pair that follows this pattern is D. Entomology : Insects.

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