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coriaty vocab quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anthropology | science dealing with the origin, race, custom, and belief of humankind |
| bacteriology | science dealing with the study of bacteria |
| biology | science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| cardiology | science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart |
| criminology | scientific study of crimes and criminals |
| dermatology | science dealing with skin and its diseases |
| ecology | science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other |
| ethnology | branch of anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, distribution, culture |
| genealogy | account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor |
| meteorology | science dealing with the atmosphere and weather |
| morphology | scientific study of the forms and structure of plants |
| mythology | account or study of myths |
| necrology | list of person who have died recently |
| neurology | scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases |
| paleontology | science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils |
| pathology | science dealing with the nature and causes of disease |
| petrology | scientific study of rocks |
| physiology | science dealing with the functions of living things or organisms |
| psychology | science of the mind |
| sociology | study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
| technology | use of science to achieve a practical purpose, applied science, engineering |
| theology | study of religion and religious ideas |
| abiogenesis | spontaneous generation |
| amphibious | able to live on both water and land |
| antibiotic | germ killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism |
| autobiography | story of a persons life written by that person |
| biochemistry | chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and proccesses in living plants and animals |
| biocidal | destructive to life or living things |
| biodegradeable | capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microorganisms |
| biogenesis | development of life from prexisting life |
| biography | story of a persons life written by another person |
| biology | science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| biometry | statisical analysis of biological data |
| biopsy | diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body |
| biota | plants and animals living in a reigon |
| microbe | microscopic life form |
| symbiosis | living together in mutually helpful association of 2 dissimilar organisms |