CH 1 INTRODUCING BIOLOGY

The science of the transmission of body characteristics from parents to offspring.

The study of origin and descent of organism.

The study of prehistoric forms of life through fossils of plants and animals.

The study of prehistoric forms of life through fossils of plants and animals.

The study of the relationship of an organism to both its biotic and abiotic environment.

The science of naming, grouping, and classifying plants and animals is called taxonomy.

The study of formation and development of embryo of plants and animals.

The study of the metabolism of organisms and their parts.

The study of the structure and function of animals and plant cells is called cytology.

The study of minute structures or tiny bits of the body at the tissue level as seen with the help of a compound microscope.