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Agriculture

Definition

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

Anatomy

Definition

The study of the structure of the internal organs

Animal husbandry

Definition

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

Biochemistry

Definition

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

Bioeconomic

Definition

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

Bio element

Definition

Elements that make the body of living organisms. 

Biogeography

Definition

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

Biology

Definition

The scientific study of life. 

Biomathematics

Definition

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

Biomolecule

Definition

The molecules of life. 

Biophysics

Definition

Science covers the relationship of biology with physics. 

Biotechnology

Definition

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

Botany

Definition

The division of biology deals with the study of plants. 

Cell

Definition

The structural and functional unit of life. 

Cell Biology

Definition

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

Definition

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

Community

Definition

Populations of different organisms live together in a habitat. 

Embryology

Definition

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

Entomology

Definition

The study of insects. 

Environmental biology

Definition

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

Farming

Definition

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

Fisheries

Definition

The profession of fish production.

Forestry

Definition

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

Fossil

Definition

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

Genetics

Definition

The study of inheritance. 

Histology

Definition

The microscopic study of tissues. 

Horticulture

Definition

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

Immunology

Definition

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

Inheritance

Definition

The transmission of characters from one generation to the other.

Macromolecule

Definition

The biomolecules with higher molecular weight.

Microbiology

Definition

The division of biology that studies the life of microorganisms

Microorganism

Definition

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

Micro molecule

Definition

The biomolecules with lower molecular weight. 

Morphology

Definition

The study of the structures of living organisms.

Organ

Definition

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

Organ system

Definition

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

Organelle

Definition

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

Paleontology

Definition

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

Definition

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

Pharmacology

Definition

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

Physiology

Definition

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

Population

Definition

Members of a single species live in a habitat. 

Prokaryote

Definition

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

Protist

Definition

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

Socio-biology

Definition

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

Surgery

Definition

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

Taxonomy

Definition

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

Tissue

Definition

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

Volvox

Definition

A green alga found in water that shows colonial organization.

Zoology

Definition

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