Taxonomy Divisions of Biological Sciences

• study that deals with the systematic classifications of organisms into groups is called taxonomy
• study that deals with the structures and forms of organisms is called morphology
• study that deals with the functions and forms of a cell is cytology
• study that deals with the group of cells performing a definitive or specialized functions is called histology
• study that deals with the functional processes associated with living things is called physiology
• study that deals with heredity and variations in organisms is called genetics
• study that deals with the formation and early development of organisms is called embryology
• study that deals with the shape, aggregation and orientation of molecules that composes the cellular system as a unit is called molecular biology
• study that deals with the chemistry of living things is called biochemistry
• study that deals with origin and diversification of organism's form on the gradual changes in the characteristics of species over the course of successive generations is called evolution
• study that deals with the detailed structure of organisms as revealed by gross disection is called anatomy
• study that deals with past life as revealed by fossils is called paleontology
• study that deals with the distribution of plants and animals on Earth is called biogeography
• study of how organisms are related to their environment and how they interact with each other is called ecology
• study that deals with microorganisms is called microbiology
• study that deals with viruses is called virology
• study that deals with organisms living or subsits in another living organism is called parasitology
• study that deals with protozoans is called protozoology
• study that deals with plants is called botany
• study that deals with fungi is called mycology
• study that deals with mosses, liverworts and peat mosses is called bryology
• study that deals with bacteria is called bacteriology
• study that deals with algae

  phycology
• study that deals with animals is called zoology
• study that deals with worms is called helminthology
• study that deals with insect is called entomology
• study that deals with fishes is called ichthyology
• study that deals with crustaceans is called carcinology
• study that deals with mollusk shells is called malacology
• study that deals with the collection of mollusk is called conchology
• study that deals with mammals is called mammalogy
• study that deals with birds is called ornithology
• study that deals with amphibians and reptiles is called herpetology