microbiology
Microbiology is the study of very small things, both living and nonliving. If you're fascinated by looking at tiny organisms through a microscope, you should take a class in microbiology.
If your job involves microbiology, you're probably a microbiologist, a scientist who studies microorganisms and other microscopic things. Notice the prefix micro- in all of those words? It means "extremely small," from the Greek root mikros, "small or slight." Add this to biology, "the science of living things," and you get microbiology. This branch of science involves looking closely at fungi, viruses, parasites, bacteria, and other microbes.
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Vocabulary lists containing microbiology
Are you ready to learn the facts of life? Then review these words from the Greek root bio, meaning "life" or "way of living."
Are you ready to learn the facts of life? Then review these words from the Greek root bio, meaning "life" or "way of living."
You won't sweat the small stuff once you master these words related to microbiology. Learn about bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms, and review parts of cells, immunology, and relationships such as symbiosis and parasitism. You'll definitely want to put this vocabulary list under the microscope!