IN TERMS OF APPROACH ON STUDYING IT Flashcards
the study of gross structure of an organism as seen in dissection
Anatomy
the study of form and structure of plants and animals. It includes essentially the understanding and interpretation of structure
Morphology
the study of minute structure of time bits of the body as seen with the help of a compound
microscope
Histology
the study of structure and function of animal and plant cells
Cytology
the study of functions and activities of organisms and their parts
Physiology
the study of formation and development of embryo of plants and animals
Embryology
the science of naming, grouping and classifying plants and animals. It is called systematic
Taxonomy
the study of the relationship of an organism to both its living and non living environment
Ecology
the study of geographical distribution of plants and animals
Biogeography
the sciences of the transmission of body characteristics from parents to offspring
Genetics
the study of parasites, the organisms that live on or inside other organisms and draw
nourishment from the hosts
Parasitology
the study of diseases of plants and animals.
Pathology
the science that deals with the phenomena and causes of immunity (resistance to or defend
against diseases)
Immunology
the science which aims to improve the human race through controlled heredity
Eugenics
the study of chemicals and reaction that take place inside the living things. One of its
numerous applications is DNA fingerprinting
Biochemistry
