1. Branches of Biology

2. ‘bios’ -

3. ‘bios’ - life

4. ‘logos’ -

5. ‘logos’ – study of

6. ‘biology’

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

8. anatomyornithology bacteriologypaleontology cytologyparasitology ecologypathology embryologyphycology entomologyphysiology eugenicsprotozoology geneticsspace biology herpetologytaxonomy histologyvirology ichthyologybotany morphologyzoology mycology

9. Anatomy s/o the structure of plant and animal organs x

10. Bacteriology s/o microscopic non-green protists (bacteria) x

11. Cytology s/o structure and function of cells x

12. Ecology s/o environmental relations and distribution of organisms x

13. Embryology s/o early development of organism (embryo) x

14. Entomology s/o insects x

15. Eugenics s/o branch of genetics dealing with human heredity x

16. Genetics s/o heredity in general x

17. Herpetology s/o reptiles x

18. Histology s/o structure of tissues x

19. Ichthyology s/o fish x

20. Morphology s/o total structure of organisms x

21. Mycology s/o fungi x

22. Ornithology s/o birds x

23. Paleontology s/o life of past geological periods (fossils) x

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

25. Pathology s/o diseases of organisms x

26. Phycology s/o algae x

27. Physiology s/o (internal) functions of organisms x

28. Protozoology s/o protozoans (one-celled organisms with animal characteristics) x

29. Space Biology s/o survival problems of living things in outer space (exobiology) x

30. Taxonomy naming, grouping & classifying of organisms x

31. Virology s/o viruses x

32. Botany s/o plants x

33. Zoology s/o animals x