THE SCOPE OF BIOLOGY 



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BIOLOGY 



The science of living things 



MORPHOLOGY 



The science of form 



PHYSIOLOGY 



The science of function 



Anatomy 



The study of 

 gross -structure 



Histology 



The study of mi- 

 nute structure 



Taxonomy 



The classification 

 of species 



Distribution 



The geographical 

 and chronological 

 relation of organ- 

 isms 



Embryology 



(structural) 

 The study of de- 

 velopment from 

 the germ 



General Physiology 

 The study of func- 

 tions of organs 



Embryology 



(functional) 



The study of the 

 activities of the 

 embryo 



Ecology 



The study of the 

 relation of organ- 

 isms to their en- 

 vironment 



Sociology 

 The study of 

 interrelations 

 of animals 

 of the same 

 species 



Psychology 



The study of 

 brain functions 



