Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences• Any specialized science

that is under the “umbrella” of biology.

• Biology covers hundreds of specialized fields

• Most if not all these sciences are named from Latin root words

For Example:

• Bios = Life• Logos = Study of

Biology – The Science of Life The study of living organisms

The first life form probably arose more than 3.5 billion years ago. The first organism was a single cell too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope.

The Earth may be home to as many as 40 million types of organisms

BotanyStudy of Plants

Ecology Study of Organisms & their

Environment

EmbryologyStudy of Fetal Development

Evolution Study of how species

change over time

Herpetology Study of Amphibians &

Reptiles

Entomology Study of Insects

IchthyologyStudy of Fish

HistologyStudy of Tissue groups

OncologyStudy of Cancer

DermatologyStudy of Skin

CytologyStudy of Cells

HematologyStudy of Blood

GeneticsStudy of DNA and

Heredity

BiochemistryStudy of Molecules of Life

OrnithologyStudy of Birds

MycologyStudy of Fungi

DendrologyStudy of Trees & Shrubs

PaleontologyStudy of past life & fossils

NeurologyStudy of Nerve Cells & Brain

OphthalmologyStudy of Eyes