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Branches of Biology Flashcards

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1
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The study of plants

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Botany

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Scientific study of algae

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Phycology

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the study of the functions of a plants’ parts

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Plant physiology

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-the study of animals

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Zoology

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5
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-the study of animal
behavior

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Ethology

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the study of insects

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Entomology

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the study of reptiles

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Herpetology

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the study of fish

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Ichthyology

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9
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study of mammals

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Mammalogy

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10
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study of birds

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Ornithology

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-the study of microscopic organisms and their
interactions with other living things

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Microbiology

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12
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-the study of bacteria

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Bacteriology

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  • the study of virus and some
    other virus-like agents
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Virology

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14
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  • the study of fungi
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Mycology

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15
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  • the study of parasites and parasitism
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Parasitology

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  • the study of structure and function of plant and
    animal cells
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Cytology

17
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-the study of chemical and
physicochemical processes that occur
within living organisms.

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Biochemistry

18
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-the study of an organisms structures

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Anatomy

19
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-the study of a structure’s function

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Physiology

20
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-study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

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Morphology

21
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-study of microscopic structure of tissues

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Histology

22
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study of evolution of species through similarities and differences in their anatomy

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Comparative Anatomy

23
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-study of the development of embryo

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Embryology

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The study of genetics and genes

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Genetics

25
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the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another with the non-living elements of their environment

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Ecology

26
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the study of manipulation of living matter, including genetic modification and synthetic biology

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Biotechnology

27
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the study of historical relationship of
groups of organism for the recognition and understanding
of biodiversity

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Systematic Biology

28
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-the study concerned with the
classification of organisms.

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Taxonomy

29
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-the study of effects of
ionizing radiation on
organism.

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Radiation Biology

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