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Agriculture
The science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming
Anatomy
The study of the structure of the internal organs
Animal husbandry
The profession in which the diseases of livestock are diagnosed and treated.
Biochemistry
Science deals with the study of the chemistry of different compounds and processes occurring in living organisms.
Bioeconomic
The science that studies the organisms from an economic point of view.
Bio element
Elements that make the body of living organisms.
Biogeography
The science that studies the occurrence and distribution of different species of living organisms in different geographical regions of the Earth.
Biology
The scientific study of life.
Biomathematics
Science deals with the study of biological processes using mathematical techniques and tools.
Biomolecule
The molecules of life.
Biophysics
Science covers the relationship of biology with physics.
Biotechnology
The practical application of the knowledge about living organisms for the welfare of mankind.
Botany
The division of biology deals with the study of plants.
Cell
The structural and functional unit of life.
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.
Colony
Group of the unicellular organisms that do not have a division of labor among themselves.
Community
Populations of different organisms live together in a habitat.
Embryology
The study of the development of a new individual from a fertilized egg (zygote).
Entomology
The study of insects.
Environmental biology
The branch deals with the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
Farming
The profession in which different types of the farms (e.g. poultry farm, fruit farm, buffalo farm, etc.) are developed and maintained.
Fisheries
The profession of fish production.
Forestry
The profession in which the professionals look after natural forests and suggest planting and growing artificial forests.
Fossil
Remains or impressions of an organism that existed in the geological past.
Genetics
The study of inheritance.
Histology
The microscopic study of tissues.
Horticulture
The growing of garden plants: the cultivation of fruit and vegetables.
Immunology
The study of the immune system of animals, which defends the body against invading harmful microorganisms.
Inheritance
The transmission of characters from one generation to the other.
Macromolecule
The biomolecules with higher molecular weight.
Microbiology
The division of biology that studies the life of microorganisms
Microorganism
Any organism (living thing) that cannot be seen with the naked eye. (micro = small)
Micro molecule
The biomolecules with lower molecular weight.
Morphology
The study of the structures of living organisms.
Organ
Group of tissues doing a particular job e.g. the heart.
Organ system
Group of organs doing a particular job, e.g., the circulatory system.
Organelle
Microscopic structure which does a particular job in a cell, e.g. the nucleus.
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.
Parasite
An organism that lives in or on another organism of different species and causes harm to it.
Pharmacology
The study of drugs and their effects on the systems of body
Physiology
The study of the functions of living organisms and their parts.
Population
Members of a single species live in a habitat.
Prokaryote
Unicellular organisms that do not have a distinct nucleus in their cells e.g. bacteria.
Protist
The group includes unicellular or simple multicellular organisms with distinct nuclei in their cells e.g. Euglena, Paramecium, and Green algae.
Socio-biology
The branch deals with the study of the social behavior of the animals that live in societies.
Surgery
The profession in which the parts of the body may be repaired, replaced, or removed to treat a disease or any other malfunctioning.
Taxonomy
The study of the naming and classification of organisms into groups and subgroups.
Tissue
Group of cells of the same type doing a particular job, e.g. the glandular tissue, muscular tissue, nervous tissue etc
Volvox
A green alga found in water that shows colonial organization.
Zoology
The division of biology that deals with the study of animals.