Definition Examples of ScientificBranches

CharacteristicsAll the sciencesshare

Examples of things that are NOT scientific SCIENCE

Welcome to the Study of Life…. Biology

BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY(-OLOGY, -ONOMY = STUDY OF)

ANATOMYStructure of living things

BACTERIOLOGY

Bacteria

BIOCHEMISTRYChemical processes in living organisms

BOTANYPlant life

CYTOLOGYCells function, structure, and chemistry

DERMATOLOGY

Skin

ECOLOGYInterrelationships between organisms and their environment

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Epidemics, Widespread diseases

ENTOMOLOGY

Insects

ETHOLOGYAnimal behavior

GENETICSThe process by which genetic information is passed from parents to offspring(Genes and heredity)

HERPETOLOGYReptiles and amphibians

Reptiles Amphibians Crocodiles FrogsAlligators ToadsTurtles SalamanderLizards Anurans

ICHTHYOLOGY

Fish

MARINE BIOLOGY/ OCEANOGRAPHY

Sea creatures and the underwater environment

MAMMALOGY

Mammals(Warm blooded, Have hair, Make milk)

MICROBIOLOGY

Microscopic organisms

MYCOLOGYFungi

NUTRITIONDiet and health

ORNITHOLOGY

Birds

PALEONTOLOGY

Prehistoric life

PATHOLOGYDiseases caused by organisms(bacteria, fungi, protist, viruses)

Pathos- sickness

SCATOLOGYAnimal droppings

PHYSIOLOGYHow organisms function and carry out physical/chemical processes

TAXONOMYThe groupings of living things

VIROLOGYViruses and virus-like agents (prions)

No consensus on whether they are living

ZOOLOGYThe animal kingdom

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