biologist
Studies living things
A biologist studies living organisms—their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution.
The field spans from molecular biology to ecology, from microbes to whales.
Marine biologists tagged the whale for tracking.
The biologist spent years documenting beetle species in the rainforest.
One who studies flora
- zoologistOne who studies animals
- microbiologistScientist studying microscopic organisms
- ecologistBiome and organism scientist
- geneticistScientist studying heredity
entomologist · ornithologist · herpetologist · mycologist · parasitologist · taxonomist · ethologist · physiologist
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
- specimenIndividual for examination
culture · staining · centrifuge · pipette · slides · incubator · sterile · bench
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biomeMajor ecological community
- populationAll inhabitants combined
community · species · flora · fauna · wildlife · environment · niche · foodweb
Testable proposed explanation
- dataFacts for analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- publicationIssued written material
- journalRecord of daily events
methodology · findings · evidence · conclusion · study · empirical · investigation · scientific method
Differential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
common ancestor · fossil record · genetic drift · mutation · Darwinism · cladistics · homology · vestigial
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
allele · genotype · phenotype · mutation · sequencing · nucleotide · recombination · inheritance
botanist
One who studies flora
- zoologistOne who studies animals
- microbiologistScientist studying microscopic organisms
- ecologistBiome and organism scientist
geneticist · entomologist · ornithologist · herpetologist · mycologist · parasitologist · taxonomist · ethologist · physiologist · immunologist
microscope
Instrument for viewing minute objects
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
specimen · culture · staining · centrifuge · pipette · slides · incubator · sterile · bench · reagent
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biomeMajor ecological community
population · community · species · flora · fauna · wildlife · environment · niche · foodweb · trophic
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- dataFacts for analysis
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- publicationIssued written material
journal · methodology · findings · evidence · conclusion · study · empirical · investigation · scientific method · grant
natural selection
Differential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
extinction · common ancestor · fossil record · genetic drift · mutation · Darwinism · cladistics · homology · vestigial · morphology
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
genome · allele · genotype · phenotype · mutation · sequencing · nucleotide · recombination · inheritance · epigenetics
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- notebookBlank pages for jottings
specimen · transect · trapping · netting · banding · telemetry · photography · quadrat · surveying · collection
- biologistsgeneticist, microbiologist, neurobiologist, ecologist, botanist
- scientistsEinstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist, archaeologist
- life scientistsmicrobiologist, geneticist, ecologist, botanist, zoologist
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- professionalsdoctor, nurse, lawyer, engineer, dentist
biologistphysicist
Scientist of matter and energy
mathematician · cosmologist · astrophysicist · particle physicist · theoretical physicist
- biological clocksInnate timing mechanisms in organisms
- biological parentsThose who conceived you
- biological fatherMale progenitor by blood
- biological motherFemale who gave birth
- marine biologistStudies sea life professionally
- wildlife biologistsScientists studying wild animals