Lesson 1: Key Terms Biology with Lab
Subdivisions of Biology (including but not limited to)
Anatomy: the structure of organisms
Bacteriology: bacteria
Botany: plants
Cytology: cells and how they work
Ecology: the relationship between living things and their environment
Ophthalmology: eyes and diseases of the eye
Pathology: diseases
Physiology: functions of organisms, organs, tissues, cells, organelles, etc.
Radiology: what x-rays reveal about living things
Virology: viruses
Branches of Biology specifically related to animals
Apiarist: bees and bee-keeping
Entomology: insects
Herpetology: amphibians and reptiles
Ichthyology: fish
Ornithology: birds
Zoology: animals, in general
Related to Species Survival
adapt: adjust to environmental conditions
adaptation: a physical or behavioral change that enables an organism to
better adapt to changes in its environment
extinction: the loss of an entire species
Subdivisions of Biology (including but not limited to)
Anatomy: the structure of organisms
Bacteriology: bacteria
Botany: plants
Cytology: cells and how they work
Ecology: the relationship between living things and their environment
Ophthalmology: eyes and diseases of the eye
Pathology: diseases
Physiology: functions of organisms, organs, tissues, cells, organelles, etc.
Radiology: what x-rays reveal about living things
Virology: viruses
Branches of Biology specifically related to animals
Apiarist: bees and bee-keeping
Entomology: insects
Herpetology: amphibians and reptiles
Ichthyology: fish
Ornithology: birds
Zoology: animals, in general
Related to Species Survival
adapt: adjust to environmental conditions
adaptation: a physical or behavioral change that enables an organism to
better adapt to changes in its environment
extinction: the loss of an entire species
