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Introduction To Biology

Branches of biology

Biology

Following are some important branches of biology

  • Morphology: The study of the external form and structure of organisms.

  • Anatomy: The study of internal parts of the body of living organisms.

  • Cell biology: The study of cells and their organelles.

  • Histology: The study of the structure of tissues of plants and animals.

  • Physiology: The study of functions of living organisms.

  • Taxonomy: The study of the rules, principles, grouping, and naming the living organisms.

  • Genetics: The study of heredity, that is transferring of characters from parents to offspring.

  • Developmental biology: The study of the formation and development of an embryo.

  • Environmental biology: The study of the relationship between living organisms and non-living factors of the environment and their effects on each other.

  • Paleontology: The study of remote past organic life, with the help of fossils.

  • Biotechnology: In this branch of Biology new products or processes are developed that benefit humans by using cells or biological systems.

  • Socio-biology: The study of social behavior of living organisms. i.e interaction between themselves.

  • Parasitology: The study of parasites.

  • Pharmacology: Pharmacology is the scientific study of drugs and their effects on living organisms

  • Molecular biology: is the study of organic molecules that constitute a cell and its organelles.