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Science quiz 9/10
33 terms
Term | Definition |
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Astronomer | studies outer space, the solar system, and the objects in it |
biomedical engineer | designs and builds body parts & devices |
biologist | studies all forms of life |
zoologist | studies animal life |
ecologist | studies animals and the way they interact with their environment |
ornithologist | studies birds |
hematologist | studies blood & its diseases |
lepidopterist | studies butterflies & moths |
taxonomist | studies classification |
paleontologist | studies dinosaurs & fossils |
seismologist | studies earthquakes |
chemist | studies elements, atoms, & molecules |
ichthyologist | studies fish |
entomologist | studies insects |
mammalogist | studies mammals |
microbiologist | studies microscopic organisms |
mineralogist | studies minerals |
physicist | studies motion, forces & energy to explain the way it works |
parasitologist | studies parasites |
mycologist | studies fungi |
botanist | studies plant life |
geophysicist | studies processes that change & shape the Earth |
herpetologist | studies reptiles and amphibians |
geologist | studies rocks, minerals, and Earth's land forms |
audiologist | studies sound & its properties |
environmentalist | studies the environment |
marine biologist | studies the life forms found in the ocean |
oceanographer | studies the ocen |
archaeologist | studies the remains of human life |
virologist | studies viruses |
volcanologist | studies volcanoes |
hydrologist | studies water & the water cycle |
cell biologist | studies the structure of cells to learn how they function & interact |