Sci-A

• Biology


  The study of life
• Traditional divisions of biological science


  • Zoology - the study of animals
  • Botany - the study of plants
  • Microbiology - the study of microorganisms
• Taxonomy- study of namin and classifying organisms
• Cytology- study of structures and functions of cells
• Genetics- study of heredity and variation
• Ecology- study of the relationships of organisms with their environment
• Physiology- study of functions of living organisms and their parts
• Embryology- study of the formation and development of organisms
• Morphology- study of forms and structures of organisms
• Evolution- study of origin and differentiations of various organisms
• Biochemistry- study of the biochemical compositions of living things
• Immunology- study of the immune system
• Bioinformatics- study of biological data using computer programs
• Genomics- study of the entire genetic material of an organism
• Molecular biology- study of molecules that make up the cells of living organisms
• Pharmacogenomics- study of how genes affect a persons reaction to drugs
• Proteomics- study of the different proteins in an organism
• Synthetic Biology- study of the design of biological parts, devices, and systems
• Systems biology- study of biological systems, behaviour, and interactions of biological entities such as molecules, cells, organs and organisms
• Biology literally means study of life
• ''Biology'' comes from the two greek words bios meaning life and logos meaning study
• Biology is the science that deals with structures, functions, and relatonships of living things