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Science - ANS ✔✔Comes from the Latin word Scientia which means "to know".
Pure science - ANS ✔✔Involves gathering of information through experimentation and is done
mainly for the pursuit of knowledge.
Applied science - ANS ✔✔Deals with the search for practical uses of scientific knowledge and
scientific laws.
Technology - ANS ✔✔Comes from the greek word "tekne" which means "art, craft, or skill"
Biology - ANS ✔✔Studies all aspects of living things
It studies the behavior, history, and development of living organisms.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck - ANS ✔✔Introduced the term "biology" in the 1800s.
Botany - ANS ✔✔The study of plants.
Zoology - ANS ✔✔The study of animals.
Genetics - ANS ✔✔The study of the function and behavior of genes.
Biomedicine - ANS ✔✔is the application of biological knowledge to human health.
, Cellular biology - ANS ✔✔Aims to understand the proper structure, activities, and functions of
the cell from the simplest to the most complex organism.
Developmental biology - ANS ✔✔Is the study of growth and development of organisms.
Ecology - ANS ✔✔Is the study of the population of organisms in their natural habitats.
Embryology - ANS ✔✔Deals with the study of the development of the embryo.
Histology - ANS ✔✔is the study of tissues.
Molecular Biology - ANS ✔✔Studies the molecular basis of biological functions.
Physiology - ANS ✔✔Deals with the functions and activities of life and of living matter.
Physics - ANS ✔✔The study of the interaction between matter and energy.
Chemistry - ANS ✔✔The study of the composition of matter and the changes it undergoes.
Astronomy - ANS ✔✔The study of heavenly bodies.
Earth Science - ANS ✔✔The study of the earth and its neighbors.
Geology - ANS ✔✔the study of the history aand the structure of the earth.
Paleontology - ANS ✔✔The study of prehistoric life through fossil remains.