Branches Of Biology Flashcards
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____ concerns with the characteristics and all aspects of animals.
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Zoology
2
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___ arachnids such as spiders and scorpions.
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Arachnology
3
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marine animals
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Cetology
4
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prenatal development
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Embryology
5
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Ichthyology
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Fishes
6
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Ornithology
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Birds
7
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Mammalogy
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Mammals
8
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Primatology
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Primate
9
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Zoography
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Habitat of animals
10
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Zoometry
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Measurement of animal parts
11
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Ethology
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Animal behavior
12
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Helminthology
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Parasitic worms
13
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Nematology
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Roundworms
14
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Entomology
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Insects
15
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Coleopterology
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Beetles
16
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Dipterology
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Flies
17
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Hemipterology
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True Bugs
18
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Isopterology
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Termites
19
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Lepidopterology
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Butterflies
20
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Melittology
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Bees
21
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Myrmecology
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Ants
22
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Orthopterology
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Grasshoppers
23
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Trichopterology
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Caddis Flies
24
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Vespology
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Wasps
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Herpetology
Reptiles and amphibians
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Batrachology
Amphibians
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Ophiology
Snakes
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Biotechnology
concerns with the manipulation of biological processes such as genetic modification.
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– studies the cell’s morphology and physiology.
Cell Biology
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– specializes Fungi
Mycology
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– deals with algae
Phycology
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Malacology – Shelled- Water animals
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Conchology – Specified to mollusk shells
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Botany- studies the vital phenomena of the plants.
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Microbiology – deals with all organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eyes
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Virology – Viruses
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Bacteriology – Bacteria
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Parasitology –Parasites
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Taxonomy –the branch of biology that classifies and identifies all life forms.
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Ecology – deals with the biosphere, the interrelationship of the living component, and the physical environment.
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Evolution – concerns with the progressive change of the organism over time.
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Biochemistry – deals with the chemical composition of an organism.
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Physiology – concerns with how the body parts do its job.
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Morphology – deals with external forms and structures.
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Anatomy – studies the internal characteristics of the visceral parts of the body.
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Deals with the genes that control the diversity and similarity of the organisms.
Genetics