Branches of Biology

‘bios’ -

‘bios’ - life

‘logos’ -

‘logos’ – study of

‘biology’

‘biology’ – study of life (or living things)

anatomy ornithologybacteriology paleontologycytology parasitologyecology pathologyembryology phycologyentomology physiologyeugenics protozoologygenetics space biologyherpetology taxonomyhistology virologyichthyology botanymorphology zoologymycology

Anatomy

• s/o the structure of plant and animal organs

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Bacteriology

• s/o microscopic non-green protists (bacteria)

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Cytology

• s/o structure and function of cells

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Ecology

• s/o environmental relations and distribution of organisms

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Embryology

• s/o early development of organism (embryo)

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Entomology

• s/o insects

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Eugenics

• s/o branch of genetics dealing with human heredity

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Genetics

• s/o heredity in general

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Herpetology

• s/o reptiles

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Histology

• s/o structure of tissues

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Ichthyology

• s/o fish

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Morphology

• s/o total structure of organisms

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Mycology

• s/o fungi

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Ornithology

• s/o birds

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Paleontology

• s/o life of past geological periods (fossils)

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Parasitology

• s/o organisms which live on or in the bodies of other organisms & derive their nourishment from that organism

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Pathology

• s/o diseases of organisms

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Phycology

• s/o algae

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Physiology

• s/o (internal) functions of organisms

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Protozoology

• s/o protozoans (one-celled organisms with animal characteristics)

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Space Biology

• s/o survival problems of living things in outer space (exobiology)

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Taxonomy

• naming, grouping & classifying of organisms

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Virology

• s/o viruses

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Botany

• s/o plants

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Zoology

• s/o animals

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