Branches of Science

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1. What would an oologist study? birds' eggs comets (especially from Oort's cloud) amphibians volcanic rocks

2. Helminthology is the study of what? insects enzymes all types of bees parasitic worms

3. What is the study of ferns? pteridology paleobotany ecology palynology

4. What is the science that deals with the arrangement of strata? seismology stratigraphy geomorphology geology

5. Cytology is what? the study of deformities in matter study of cells substances at very low temperatures the ability of a substance to sublime

6. What is the study of serology? plants, especially tree sap micro bacteria pollens and spores the properties of sera (plural of serum)

7. What is the science of speleology? the viscosity of matter the study of subatomic collisions the study of planetary moons the study of caves

8. What branch of zoology deals with cetaceans? cetology carcinology arachnology protozoology

9. What branch of science deals with the study and treatment of a baby still in the womb? fetology gnotobiology ecology theriogenics

10. Genetic engineering is also sometimes known as what? cloning organic chemistry gene-splicing bimolecular studies