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Branches of Life Science Vocabulary

Vocabulary for unit 1.


AB
biologythe study of living things
botanythe study of plants
zoologythe study of animals
anatomythe study of the structure of organisms
micorbiologythe study of microorganisms
geneticsthe study of heredity
ecologystudy of relationships between plants, animals, and their environments
bacteriologythe study of bacteria
physiologystudy of how the systems of different oganisms work
embryologythe study of the embryo
taxonomythe study of the classification of organisms
orinthologythe study of birds
cytologythe study of cells
evolutionthe study of changes over time in the hereditary features of a species
biochemistrythe study of chemical processes of living things
virologythe study of virusses
entomologythe study of insects
ichthyologythe study of fish
herpetologythe study of mammals
paleontologythe study of fossil plants and animals