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Definition Characteristics All the sciences share Examples of Scientific Branches SCIENCE Examples of things that are NOT scientific Welcome to the Study of Life…. Biology BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY (-OLOGY, -ONOMY = STUDY OF) ANATOMY Structure of living things BACTERIOLOGY Bacteria BIOCHEMISTRY Chemical processes in living organisms BOTANY Plant life CYTOLOGY Cells function, structure, and chemistry DERMATOLOGY Skin ECOLOGY Interrelationships between organisms and their environment EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemics, Widespread diseases ENTOMOLOGY Insects ETHOLOGY Animal behavior GENETICS The process by which genetic information is passed from parents to offspring (Genes and heredity) HERPETOLOGY Reptiles and amphibians Reptiles Crocodiles Alligators Turtles Lizards Amphibians Frogs Toads Salamander Anurans ICHTHYOLOGY Fish MARINE BIOLOGY/ OCEANOGRAPHY Sea creatures and the underwater environment MAMMALOGY Mammals (Warm blooded, Have hair, Make milk) MICROBIOLOGY Microscopic organisms MYCOLOGY Fungi NUTRITION Diet and health ORNITHOLOGY Birds PALEONTOLOGY Prehistoric life PATHOLOGY Diseases caused by organisms (bacteria, fungi, protist, viruses) Pathos- sickness SCATOLOGY Animal droppings PHYSIOLOGY How organisms function and carry out physical/ chemical processes TAXONOMY The groupings of living things VIROLOGY Viruses and virus-like agents (prions) No consensus on whether they are living ZOOLOGY The animal kingdom http://www.huffingtonp ost.com/2013/09/02/le novo-ceo-bonus-givento-hourlyworkers_n_3856763.ht ml Careers of the Future
