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Also known as biology, studies all aspects of living things. It studies the behavior, history, and development of living organisms.

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LIFE SCIENCE

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Introduce the term biology in the 1800s.

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JEAN- BAPTISTE LAMARACK

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the study of plants

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BOTANY

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4
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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 the function and behavior of genes

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GENETICS

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insisted that all living things be studied in an integrated way. Today, scientists appreciate ______ way of thinking because many lower organisms are now categorized as neither plant nor animal.

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THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY

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is the application of biological knowledge to human health

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BIOMEDICINE

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sometimes referred to as cell biology, aims to understand the properties, structure, activities, and functions of the cell, from the simplest to the most complex organism.

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CELLULAR BIOLOGY (CYTOLOGY)

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is the study of the growth and development of organisms. It is the study of life processes. Biologist study life processes in two ways. One is by studying the metabolic pathway is a cell (in vivo) and the other is by studying isolated portions of the cell in a test tube and simulating the normal environment of the cell (in vitro)

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DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

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is the study of all the interaction in the environment

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ECOLOGY

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deals with the study of development of the embryo.

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EMBRYOLOGY

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12
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is the study of tissues

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HISTOLOGY

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13
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deals with the functions and activities of life and living matter

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PHYSIOLOGY

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14
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the study of interaction between matter and energy

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PHYSICS

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15
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deals with matter and energy.

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE

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the study of the composition of matter and the changes it undergoes

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the study of heavenly bodies

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also known as GEOSCIENCE, or the study of Earth and its neighbors, used to be a part of physical sciences.

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EARTH SCIENCE

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the study of the history and the structure of Earth

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the study of prehistoric life through fossil remains.

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PALEONTOLOGY

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the study of physical, chemical and biological aspects of the oceans the ocean floor, mapping, and measuring of the Earth’s surface underwater

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OCEANOGRAPHY

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the study of rocks

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branch of natural science dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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is known as the central science, it is related to other sciences

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the science of matter and energy their interactions and changes.

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science dealing with the legit of quantity and shape and arrangement

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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE

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study of human society past and present

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

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studies life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution

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