9 Specialized Branches

• Taxonomy - The study of naming and classifying organisms.

  • this includes classifying living things into kingdoms. (animals, plantae and protista)
• Cytology is the study of the structure and function of the cells, including plant cells, animal cells, and human cells.
• Embryology is the study of the formation and development of an organism.
• Anatomy is the study of the structural and parts of an organism.
• Physiology is the study of the functions of the parts of living organisms.
• Biochemistry is the study of the chemical composition of living things.
• Genetics is the study of inheritance and variation, focusing on how living things acquire their genetics from their parents.
• Evolution is the study of the origin of organisms and differentiation.
• Ecology is the study of the relationship of organisms with their environment and each other, including examples like mutation.