Microbiology
The study of microscopic life and all life at the microscopic level

Molecular Biology
The study of life at the molecular level

Genetics
The study of genetics and heredity

Organismal Biology
The study of whole organisms

Botany
The study of plants

Zoology
The study of animals

Invertebrate Zoology
The study of animals without backbones, esp. arthropods

Herpetology
The study of amphibians and reptiles

 Anatomy
The study of the physical structure of the body

Physiology
The study of the physical functioning of plants and animals & of how the body acheives homeostasis

Ecology
The study of the interactions of organisms with each other and with their physical environment

Evolution
The study of how populations change over time, sometimes resulting in the creation of a new species

 Review Questions

In what field of science could you do research by hanging out on the beach and digging for clams?

In what field of science would you go hiking and camping to do research on communities of animals and plants living in the mountains and how they live in that environment?

What field of biology would study homeostasis?

What science would study bacteria, archaea, and protista?

What field of science would help us learn how to grow better plants for food without the need for chemical pesticides?

What science would do research into the structure and function of DNA or the chemical processes of the citric acid cycle?

If you like to run around in the desert in the evenings catching snakes and frogs, what field of science would indulge you to your hearts content?

Which science would study how diseases are passed on from one generation to another?

What science would study the animal kingdom?

In what field of biology would you also need to study the geological history of the earth?

What field of biology would tell you where your heart is?
 
 
 

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