Different disciplines of biology Flashcards

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What are the different disciplines of biology?

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  1. Botany
  2. Zoology
  3. Microbiology
  4. Cell biology
  5. Immunology
  6. Human biology
  7. Genetics
  8. Ecology
  9. Envolution
  10. Taxonomy
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What does botany study?

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Botany studies the interactions of plants with other organisms and the environment and their aspects.

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What does zoology study?

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Zoology studies animals and their behaviour. It also studies a particular species or group of species.

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What does microbiology study?

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Microbiology studies all living organisms that are too small to be visible with the naked eye. This includes bacteria, archae, algae, fungi ecc.

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What does cell biology study?

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Cell biology studies the different structures and

functions of a cell and focuses mainly on the idea of the cell as the basic unit of life.

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What does immunology study?

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Immunology studies the development, anatomy

functions and malfunctions of immune systems in all organisms.

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What does human biology study?

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Human biology studies the human body through the influences of different fields such as evolution, genetics, anatomy ecc.

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What does genetics study?

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Genetics studies genes and their variation and heredity in living organisms.

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What does ecology study?

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Ecology studies interactions among organisms and their environment. It also studies the effects and impacts humans have on the natural world.

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What does evolution study?

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Evolution studies the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on earth, starting from a single common ancestor.

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What does taxonomy study?

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Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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