Biology Grade 10 - breathing system

Flashcards covering an introduction to biology, its sub-fields, and key concepts.

Botany

The study of plants

Zoology

The study of animals

Microbiology

The study of microorganisms

Physiology

The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.

Histology

The study of tissues.

Morphology

The branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

Cytology

The study of cells

Genetics

The study of heredity and variation of inherited characteristics

Ecology

A branch of biology dealing especially with interactions between organisms and their environment

Medicine

Which sub-field of biology that involves the study and treatment of diseases.

Biochemistry

Which sub-field of biology deals with the chemistry of living organisms and life processes.

Environmental Biology

A branch of biology dealing with the environment, especially as it relates to living organisms.

Skeletal Biology

Which sub-field of biology that study of the structure, development, and abnormalities of the skeleton.

Neurobiology

The branch of biology dealing with the structure and dynamics of the nervous system.

Carl Linnaeus

Who contributed to biology by devising a system of classification?

Charles Darwin

Who contributed to biology by formulating the theory of evolution by natural selection?

Gregor Mendel

Who contributed to biology by discovering the principles of inheritance?

Watson and Crick

Who contributed to biology by co-discovering the structure of DNA???

Jane Goodall

Who contributed to biology by being a primatologist and conservationist?

Barbara McClintock

Who contributed to biology by studying single flower genes relating to crop yields?

Dr. Aklilu Lemma

Which Ethiopian biologists contributed to biology through Research on Endod (the local soap producing plant)?

Prof. Yalemtsehay Mekonnen

Who is a researcher in the field of plant physiology?