Branches of Science
The study of living things.
What is biology?
The basic unit of life.
What is a cell?
The process of becoming larger.
What is growth?
The surroundings in which an organism lives.
What is the environment?
Animals active at night are called this.
What is nocturnal?
The study of animals.
What is zoology?
An organism made of only one cell.
What is a unicellular organism?
The ability to maintain stable internal conditions.
What is homeostasis?
The specific place where an organism lives.
What is a habitat?
A state of inactivity or rest during unfavorable conditions.
What is dormant?
The study of plants.
What is botany?
An organism made of many cells.
What is a multicellular organism?
The process by which organisms produce offspring.
What is reproduction?
Plant Life
What is flora?
This type of symmetry has matching left and right sides.
What is bilateral symmetry?
The study of tiny organisms that cannot usually be seen without magnification.
What is microbiology?
This branch of science studies the structure of the human body.
What is human anatomy?
The sum of all chemical processes occurring in an organism.
What is metabolism?
Animal Life
What is fauna?
A starfish is an example of this type of symmetry.
What is radial symmetry?
The study of how living things interact with one another and their surroundings.
What is ecology?
This branch studies how body parts work together.
What is physiology?
The process cells use to release energy from food.
What is cellular respiration?
Animals active during the daytime are called this.
What is diurnal?
An organism with no regular pattern or symmetry is this.
What is asymmetrical?