Study of life Flashcards
It literally means study of life
Biology
The two greek words that Biology came from
bios and logos
the greek word bios means?
life
the greek word logos means?
study
what is the meaning of Biology?
science that deals with function, structure of living things and their relationship with their envirnment
What are the nine traditional branches of biology
taxonomy cytology embryology anatomy physiology biochemistry genetics evolution ecology
What are the seven modern branches of biology
Bioinformatics genomics molecular biology pharmacogenomics synthetic biology systems biology
taxonomy
naming and classifying organisms
cytology
structures and functions of cells
embryology
formation and development of organisms
anatomy
structures and part of organisms
physiology
functions of living organisms and their parts
Biochemistry
biochemical compositions and processes of living things
genetics
heredity and variation
evolution
origin and differentiation of various organisms
