Disciplines in Biology Review

Modern biology consists of numerous disciplines of study.

Which discipline deals with the inter-relationships between

living organisms and their environment ?

• Botany

• Ecology

• Evolution

• Zoology

Which of the following best describes biology?

• The study of animals

• The study of living organisms

• The study of plants

• The study of properties and composition of matter

Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My! These animals are studied by a specific scientist.

• Botanist

• Virologist

• Lepidopterist

• Zoologist

the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts.

• Biochemistry

• Biology

• Physiology

• Anatomy

Which discipline of biology would study fungal spores that you have to use a microscope to study?

• microbiology

• botany

• cell biology

• zoology

Which discipline of biology would study the digestive organs in a tortoise?

• anatomy & physiology

• zoology

• ecology

• cell biology

Which discipline of biology would study acorns?

• botany

• microbiology

• anatomy & physiology

• ecology

Which discipline of biology would study how squirrels and oak trees interact with one another?

• botany

• zoology

• ecology

• anatomy & physiology

Which of the following disciplines would be involved if a person were studying how a turtle interacted with fish in a pond ecosystem?

• Ecology

• Botany

• Cell Biology

• Zoology

Which of the following disciplines would be involved in a study about how bees pollinate plants?

• botany

• zoology

• microbiology

• ecology