Biology

Subdivisions of Biology

Mihai Negrean

Sep 2, 2021 — 1 min read

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Biology has ten subdivisions, which will be listed here, along with explanations on what they mean.

Anatomy
Anatomy is the study of the structure of organisms, such as the human body.

Bacteriology
Bacteriology is the study of bacteria.

Botany
Botany is the study of plants.

Cytology
Cytology is about cells and how they work.

Ecology
Ecology is the study of the relationship between living things and their environment.

Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology is the study of the human eye and its diseases.

Pathology
Pathology is the study of diseases.

Physiology
Physiology is the study of functions of organisms, organs, tissues, cells, organelles, etc.

Radiology
Radiology is about what x-rays can reveal about living things.

Virology
Virology is the study of viruses.

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