Important Term of Biology

Biology-Branch of science  in which living being is studied.



Botany-Study of Different aspects of plants. Theophrastus 
is known as father of botany.
Theophrastus
Zoology-Study of various aspects of animals. Aristotle is called father of zoology as well as biology.

Aristotle
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  • Anatomy-Study of internal Structure of organism.
  • Agrology-Soil science dealing specially with production of crop.
  • Agronomy-Science and technology of soil management for the production of crop.
  • Agrostology-Study of grasses.
  • Arthrology-Study of joints.
  • Apiculture-Rearing of honey bee for honey.
  • Anthropology-Study of origin, development and relational ship between the culture of past and present human.
  • Anthology-Study of flower and flowering plant.
  • Angiology- Study of blood vascular system including arteries and veins.
  • Andrology-Branch of physiology and medicine specially deal with the problem related to male reproductive organ.
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  • Bryology-Study of bryophytes.
  • Biometrics-Statistical analysis of biological data.
  • Biomedical Engineering-Application of engineering for the production and designing of spare parts for overcoming various defects in man .ex-Artificial limbs, iron lung.  
  • Biotechnology-Technology concerned with living beings for wilful manipulation on molecular level.
  • Bacteriology-Study of bacteria.
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  • Cytology-Study of cell.
  • Cryobiology-It is the study of effect of low temperature on organisms and their preservation.
  • Clone-Clones are genetically identical individual in a population.
  • Cardiology-Study of Heart.
  • Chiropody-Branch of science related with the study of feet.

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  • Demography-Study of population.
  • Diffusion-Random movement of molecule/ion or gases from a region of higher concentration to lower concentration.
  • Dermatology-Study of skin.
  • Dendrochronology-Counting and analysing annual growth rings of tree to know its age.
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  • Ecology-Study of inter-relationship between living and their environment.