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19 Cards in this Set
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the study of the ANIMAL FORM with an emphasis on HUMAN BODIES
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Anatomy
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the study of the CHEMICAL REACTIONS required for liefe to exist and function, usually focus on the CELLULAR LEVEL (can cross over into molecular Biology)
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Biochemistry
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a new and sometimes controversial branch of biology that studies the MANIPULATION OF LIVING MATTER, including GENETIC MODIFICATION
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Biotechnology
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the study of PLANTS
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Botany
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the study of the CELL AS A COMPLETE UNIT, and the MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS that occur within a living cell.
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Cell Biology
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the study of the PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, OR RESTORATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, VEGETATION, AND WILDLIFE.
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Conservation Biology
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the study of the PROCESSES through which an ORGANISM DEVELOPS, from ZYGOTE TO FULL STRUCTURE,
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developmental biology
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the study of how ORGANISMS INTERACT with each other and their environment.
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ecology
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the study of INSECTS
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Entomology
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a MAJOR COMPONENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, it is the study of FACTORS AFFECTING THE HEALTH AND ILLNESS OF POPULATIONS
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Epidemiology
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the study of the ORIGIN AND DECENT OF SPECIES OVER TIME.
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Evolutionary Biology
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the study of GENES AND HEREDITY
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Genetics
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The study of CELLS AND TISSUE, A MICROSCOPIC BRANCH OF ANATOMY.
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Histology
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The study of OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND OTHER LIVING BEINGS. (can overlap with Oceanography)
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Marine Biology
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the study of FOSSILS and sometimes GEOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF PREHISTORIC LIFE.
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Paleontology
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the study of DISEASES, and the CAUSES, PROCESSES, NATURE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASES.
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Pathology
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the study of the FUNCTIONING OF LICING ORGANISMS and the ORGANS AND PARTS OF LIVING ORGANISMS.
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Physiology
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the study of VIRUSES and some other VIRUS-LIKE AGENTS, usually considered part of Microbiology or Pathology.
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Virology
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the stufy of ANIMALS AND ANIMAL LIFE,including CLASSIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT, AND BEHAVOIR.
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Zoology
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