BIOLOGY Name: _________________________

Mrs. Wood Date: __________ Block: ____

BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY

Directions: Define the following branches of biology:

Biochemistry ____________________________________________________________
Biogeography ____________________________________________________________
Carcinology ____________________________________________________________
Cardiology ____________________________________________________________
Cytology ____________________________________________________________
Ecology ____________________________________________________________
Epidemiology ____________________________________________________________
Entomology ____________________________________________________________
Histology ____________________________________________________________
Microbiology ____________________________________________________________
Morphology ____________________________________________________________
Mycology ____________________________________________________________
Neurology ____________________________________________________________
Oncology ____________________________________________________________
Ornithology ____________________________________________________________
Paleontology ____________________________________________________________
Pathology ____________________________________________________________
Phycology ____________________________________________________________
Taxonomy ____________________________________________________________
Toxicology ____________________________________________________________
Zoology ____________________________________________________________
Use your “word roots, suffixes, and prefixes” sheet and your prior knowledge to define the
following branches of biology:

Astrobiology ____________________________________________________________
Anatomy ____________________________________________________________
Biotechnology ____________________________________________________________
Botany ____________________________________________________________
Embryology ____________________________________________________________
Endocrinology ____________________________________________________________
Genetics ____________________________________________________________
Herpetology ____________________________________________________________
Immunology ____________________________________________________________
Parasitology ____________________________________________________________
Physiology ____________________________________________________________
Virology ____________________________________________________________