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Agriculture

The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming

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Anatomy

The study of the structure of the internal organs

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Animal husbandry

The profession in which the diseases of livestock are diagnosed and treated. 

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Biochemistry

Science deals with the study of the chemistry of different compounds and processes occurring in living organisms. 

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Bioeconomic

The science that studies the organisms from an economic point of view.

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Bio element

Elements that make the body of living organisms. 

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Biogeography

The science that studies the occurrence and distribution of different species of living organisms in different geographical regions of the Earth.

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Biology

The scientific study of life. 

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Biomathematics

Science deals with the study of biological processes using mathematical techniques and tools. 

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Biomolecule

The molecules of life. 

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Biophysics

Science covers the relationship of biology with physics. 

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Biotechnology

The practical application of the knowledge about living organisms for the welfare of mankind. 

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Botany

The division of biology deals with the study of plants. 

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Cell

The structural and functional unit of life. 

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Cell Biology

The study of the structures and functions of cells and cell organelles is called cell biology. This branch also deals with the study of cell division.

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Colony

Group of the unicellular organisms that do not have a division of labor among themselves. 

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Community

Populations of different organisms live together in a habitat. 

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Embryology

The study of the development of a new individual from a fertilized egg (zygote). 

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Entomology

The study of insects. 

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Environmental biology

The branch deals with the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment. 

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Farming

The profession in which different types of the farms (e.g. poultry farm, fruit farm, buffalo farm, etc.) are developed and maintained. 

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Fisheries

The profession of fish production.

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Forestry

The profession in which the professionals look after natural forests and suggest planting and growing artificial forests.

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Fossil

Remains or impressions of an organism that existed in the geological past.

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Genetics

The study of inheritance. 

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Histology

The microscopic study of tissues. 

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Horticulture

The growing of garden plants: the cultivation of fruit and vegetables.

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Immunology

The study of the immune system of animals, which defends the body against invading harmful microorganisms. 

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Inheritance

The transmission of characters from one generation to the other.

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Macromolecule

The biomolecules with higher molecular weight.

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Microbiology

The division of biology that studies the life of microorganisms

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Microorganism

Any organism (living thing) that cannot be seen with the naked eye. (micro = small)

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Micro molecule

The biomolecules with lower molecular weight. 

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Morphology

The study of the structures of living organisms.

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Organ

Group of tissues doing a particular job e.g. the heart. 

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Organ system

Group of organs doing a particular job, e.g., the circulatory system.

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Organelle

Microscopic structure which does a particular job in a cell, e.g. the nucleus.

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Paleontology

It is the study of fossils, which are the remains of extinct organisms. Paleontologists study the age and structure of fossils and on this basis study the process of evolution.

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Parasite

An organism that lives in or on another organism of different species and causes harm to it.

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Pharmacology

The study of drugs and their effects on the systems of body

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Physiology

The study of the functions of living organisms and their parts.

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Population

Members of a single species live in a habitat. 

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Prokaryote

Unicellular organisms that do not have a distinct nucleus in their cells e.g. bacteria. 

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Protist

The group includes unicellular or simple multicellular organisms with distinct nuclei in their cells e.g. Euglena, Paramecium, and Green algae.

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Socio-biology

The branch deals with the study of the social behavior of the animals that live in societies. 

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Surgery

The profession in which the parts of the body may be repaired, replaced, or removed to treat a disease or any other malfunctioning. 

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Taxonomy

The study of the naming and classification of organisms into groups and subgroups.

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Tissue

Group of cells of the same type doing a particular job, e.g. the glandular tissue, muscular tissue, nervous tissue etc

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Volvox

A green alga found in water that shows colonial organization.

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Zoology

The division of biology that deals with the study of animals.

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