Branches of Biology Flashcards
The study of plants
Botany
Scientific study of algae
Phycology
the study of the functions of a plants’ parts
Plant physiology
-the study of animals
Zoology
-the study of animal
behavior
Ethology
the study of insects
Entomology
the study of reptiles
Herpetology
the study of fish
Ichthyology
study of mammals
Mammalogy
study of birds
Ornithology
-the study of microscopic organisms and their
interactions with other living things
Microbiology
-the study of bacteria
Bacteriology
- the study of virus and some
other virus-like agents
Virology
- the study of fungi
Mycology
- the study of parasites and parasitism
Parasitology
- the study of structure and function of plant and
animal cells
Cytology
-the study of chemical and
physicochemical processes that occur
within living organisms.
Biochemistry
-the study of an organisms structures
Anatomy
-the study of a structure’s function
Physiology
-study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
Morphology
-study of microscopic structure of tissues
Histology
study of evolution of species through similarities and differences in their anatomy
Comparative Anatomy
-study of the development of embryo
Embryology
The study of genetics and genes
Genetics
the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another with the non-living elements of their environment
Ecology
the study of manipulation of living matter, including genetic modification and synthetic biology
Biotechnology
the study of historical relationship of
groups of organism for the recognition and understanding
of biodiversity
Systematic Biology
-the study concerned with the
classification of organisms.
Taxonomy
-the study of effects of
ionizing radiation on
organism.
Radiation Biology
