BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY

CYTOLOGY THE STUDY OF CELL STRUCTURE. CELL ORGANELLES & FUNCTIONS.

ECOLOGY THE STUDY OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. EXAMPLE: WATER QUALITY, NUMBER OF ORGANISMS PRESENT

MICROBIOLOGY THE STUDY OF MICROSCOPIC ORGANISMS & VIRUSES EXAMPLES: HEALTH PROFESSION, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

OCEANOGRAPHY THE STUDY OF THE OCEAN AND THE ORGANISMS PRESENT EXAMPLES: MARINE SCIENTIST, TOPOGRAPHERS, ETC.

ZOOLOGY THE STUDY OF ANIMALS EXAMPLES: ZOOKEEPERS, NATURE PRESERVE, WILDLIFE OFFICERS

BOTANY THE STUDY OF PLANTS. EXAMPLES: HORTICULTURE, FLORAL DESIGN, CROP SCIENTIST

GENETICS THE STUDY OF INHERITED TRAITS EXAMPLES: GENETICISTS, GENETIC COUNSELORS

ENTOMOLOGY THE STUDY OF INSECTS.

ANATOMY THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURES OF ORGANISMS. EXAMPLES: DOCTORS, VETERINARIANS, NURSES SKELETON, MUSCLES, ORGANS

TAXONOMY THE STUDY OF CLASSIFYING AND NAMING ORGANISMS GRIZZLY BEAR  Ursus horribilis DOG  Canis familiaris

EXOBIOLOGY THE STUDY OF POSSIBLE LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS….EXTRATERRESTRIALS!!

Virology The study of viruses

Agronomy Study of soil, plants & the economics of crop production

Physiology Study of the function of living organisms

Anthropology Study of humans, especially their origins & culture

Embryology Study of formation & development of the embryo

Herpetology Study of reptiles

Biogeography Study of geographical distribution of plants & animals

Conservation biology Protecting the natural environment

Parasitology Study of parasites

Evolutionary Biology Study of the origin & descent of species over time

Histology Study of tissues

Mammology Study of Mammals

Paleontology Study of plant & animal fossils

Bacteriology Study of bacteria

Horticulture Growing fruits, flowers, plants; cultivation of gardens

Ethology Study of animal behavior and patterns

Biotechnology Manipulation of genetic material GMO

Biochemistry Chemistry of living things (chemical life processes)

Ichthyology Study of fish