Aquatic Biology

Aquatic Biology: It involves study of life in water, like study of various species of animals, plants and micro-organisms.
It incorporates the study of both fresh water and sea water organisms. Sometimes, aquatic biology is also referred to as limnology. Marine Biology: Marine biology includes the study of salt water living beings. Marine biology emphasizes more on molecular biology, which deals with research on biochemical processes occurring in the living cells. Oceanography: Oceanography, sometimes also referred to as marine biology, is a branch of biological science embracing the study of characteristics of life in sea. Microbiology: Microbiology is the study of characteristics and growth of microscopic organisms such as fungi, algae and bacteria. Microbiology is further divided into Virology, which is the study of viruses and Immunology, which is the study of infection fighting mechanisms. Biophysics: Biophysics involves the study of relation between organisms or living cells and electrical or mechanical energy. Biophysics is further divided into Molecular Biophysics, which defines biological functions in relation to dynamic behavior and molecular structure of various living systems such as viruses, Bio mechanics, which is the study of forces applied by muscles and gravity on the skeleton, Bio electricity, which is the study of electric currents flowing through muscles and nerves and static voltage of biological cells, Cellular Biophysics, which incorporates study of membrane function and structure, and cellular excitation and Quantum Biophysics, which includes the study of behavior of living matter at molecular and sub molecular level. Biochemistry: Biochemistry is the study of chemical composition of living beings. Biochemistry works towards analyzing reactions in growth, reproduction and metabolism and complex chemical fusions. Biochemistry is closely associated with biotechnology, which is the study of comprehending chemistry of living beings or life. Physiology: Physiology is defined as the study of various functions and processes of living organisms. Physiology is further divided into Evolutionary Physiology, which is the study of physiological evolution, Cell Physiology, which is the study of cell mechanism and interaction, Developmental Physiology, which involves the study of physiological processes in relation to embryonic evolution, Environmental Physiology, which deals with the study of response of plants to agents such as temperature, radiation and fire and Comparative Physiology, roughly explained as the study of animals except humans. Botany: Botany includes the study of characteristics of plants. Botany is further divided into Plant Physiology, which is the study of physiology or functioning of plants, Dendrology, the study of woody plants, Phytopathology, which studies plant diseases triggered by pathogens and environmental factors, Plant Anatomy, the study of physical structure of plants and Plant Morphology, which is the study of relationship between plant forms and deeper levels such as cytology and anatomy. Zoology: Zoology involves study of animal life. Zoology is divided into Applied Zoology, the study of production and non production animals, Systematic Zoology, dealing with evolution and taxonomy or science of naming living things and Organismal Zoology, the study of animals in our biosphere. Applied Zoology is further divided into, Aquaculture, which involves production and maintenance of freshwater and seawater animals and plants, Piggery, which includes study of everything related to pigs, Applied Entomology,which includes manipulation of insects for the benefit of humans, Vermiculture, which is breeding of the worms which burrow soil, for production of natural fertilizers, Poultry Science, the study of domestic birds such as geese, turkey and chicken, Parasitology, dealing with the study of parasites, Radiation Biology, which uses gamma rays, X rays, electrons and protons for well being of humans, Biotechnology, which applies engineering principles for the material processing by biological factors, Applied Embryology, which embraces test tube culture (embryo culture) for increasing productivity from cattle, Tissue Culture, involving the culture of plant tissues and cells in an artificial environment, Dairy Science, which deals with milk or milk related products, Pesticide Technology, which is the study of pesticides and their uses, Nematology which deals with study of round worms of organisms and their control, Ornithology, which is the study of birds, Herpetology, study of reptiles, Ichthyology, which is the study of fish and Mammology, which includes the study of mammals.

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