WHAT IS BIOLOGY/ WHY STUDENT SHOULD TAKE BIOLOGY? BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY SCOPE OF BIOLOGY CAREER IN BIOLOGY

1. Why ???
Dr. Priya Trivedi
M.Sc. (BOTANY), M.Ed., P.h. D. (Botany)

3.  Aristotle is known as the ‘Father of Biology’.
 Aristotle is also known as the “Father of Zoology”.
 The term biology was coined by Lamarck.

4.  The science which deals with the study of living objects and their life
processes is called biology.
 It covers all aspect of the study of living creatures like occurrence, classi
fication, ecology, economic importance, external form, organization,
internal structure, nutrition, health and other body functions,
reproduction, life history, inheritance and origin.
 Being broad – based and multi- disciplinary, the term biology is often re
placed by the term life sciences or biological sciences.

10.  The ancient Greek Theophrastus (371–286 B.C.E.) is known
as the father, or founder, of Botany.

11.  He wrote two large books,
On the History of Plants and On the Causes of Plants.
 These books contained so much information about plants that
1,800 years went by before any new discovery in botany was
made.
 Theophrastus was the first person to include the practice of agric
ulture (growing plants for food) into botany.
 He also developed a theory of plant growth and wrote about how
plants were structured.
 He identified and described 550 different plants.
 Theophrastus spent most of his time in Athens, Greece, where he
was in charge of the first existing botanical garden.

12.  Microbiology is the branch of biology dealing with the study of
different aspects of microorganism.
 Leeuwenhoek is known as the “Father of Microbiology”.

30. A
Acario
logy
Actino
biology
Aero
biology
Agro
forestry
Agro
nomy
Agrosto
logy
Angio
logy
Antho
Logy
Anthropo
logy
Apiculture
Araneo
logy
Arthrology
Aschelitint
hology

31. B
Bacterio
logy
Batra
chology
Bio
chemistry
Biometrics
Bio
technology
Bryo
logy

32. C
Carcin
ology
Cardio
logy
Chondrio
logy
Chromato
logy
Cnido
logy
Concho
logy
Cranio
logy
Cryo
biology

33. D
Dendrology
Dermatology

34. E
Ecobio
logy Ecology
Embryo
logy
Endocrin
ology
Entomo
logy
Enzymo
logy
Ethno
logy
Ethology
Etiology
Eugenics
Euphenics
Euthenics
Evolution
Exobio
logy

35. Floriculture -
Study of flower
yielding plants

36. G
Genetics
Gerontology
Gynaecology

37. H
Haemato
logy
Helminth
ology
Hepato
logy
Herpeto
logy
Hypno
logy
Histo
chemistry
Horti
culture

38. I
Immunology
Ichnology

39. K
Karyology
Kalology

40. L
Lichenology
Limnology
Lepidopterology

41. M
Malacology
Mammo
logy
Mastology
Melano
logy
Molecular
Biology
Mycology
Myrmeco
logy

42. N
Neonato
logy
Nephro
logy
Neuro
logy
Nidology
Nisology

43. O
Odonto
logy
Olericulture
Oncology
Oneirology
Ontogeny
Oology
Ophthalmo
logy
Organocolo
gy
Organology
Ornitholog
y
Osteology
Otorhino
Laryngo
logy

44. P
Paedo
logy
Palaez
oology
Palaeo
zoolog
y Palyno
logy
Parasit
ology
Pathol
ogy
Parazo
ology
Pedolo
gy
Pharm
acogn
osy
Pharm
acolog
y
Phenol
ogy
Phreno
logy
Phycol
ogy
(algolo
gy)
Phylog
eny
Physiol
ogy
Piscicu
lture
Platyh
elmint
hology
Pomol
ogy
Poultr
y
Proctol
ogy
Protist
ology
Pterid
ology

45. S
Saurology
Sericulture
Serology
Sepentology
(Ophiology)
Silviculture
Sitology
Speciology
Spermology
Splanchno
logy
Stomatolog
y
Synecology

46. T
Taxi
dermatolo
gy
Taxonomy
Teratology
Torpedo
logy
Toxicology
Traumato
logy
Trichology
Trophology

47. T
Urobiology
Urology

48. V
Virology
Study of
virus

49. Z
Zoogeography
The branch of science
which deals with the
study of distribution
of animals on earth