welcome to the study of life…. biology
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Definition Examples of ScientificBranches
CharacteristicsAll the sciencesshare
Examples of things that are NOT scientific SCIENCE
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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