BIOLOGY – THE SCIENCE OF LIFE There are many branches of biology. We will learn some of them.

ECOLOGY  The study of how living things interact with the environment.

ZOOLOGY  The study of animals.

BOTANY  The study of plants.

ORNITHOLOGY  The study of birds.

Ichthyology  The study of fish.

ENTOMOLOGY  The study of insects.

GENETICS  The study of inheritance (genes).

ANATOMY  The study of body parts.

PHYSIOLOGY  The study of how the body parts work.

MICROBIOLOGY  The study of microscopic life.

MARINE BIOLOGY  The study of marine (ocean) life.

CYTOLOGY  The study of cells.

HISTOLOGY  The study of tissues.

EMBRYOLOGY  The study of embryonic development.