Careers in Biology
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Careers in biology can be of many different types. Some of the more common ones are listed and described below. Note, however, that there are so many careers one can pursue within the general field of biology that not all of them can be named here. The following list, then, attempts to name and define only some of the major possibilities.
Careers in biology pertaining to evolution:
- Biogeographist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies the geographic distributions of living organisms.
- Developmental biologist — A scientist who studies the processes by which an organism changes from a single cell into a mature, multicellular individual.
- Evolutionary biologist — A scientist who studies the modes of origin of new forms of life.
- Ichnologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies the fossilized traces of past animal activity, such as footprints, burrows, trails, and borings.
- Morphologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who investigates the form and structure of living organisms.
- Paleontologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies prehistoric life by means of fossils.
Chemistry-based careers in biology:
- Biochemist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies life at the chemical level, in particular the chemistry of proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids.
- Bioengineer (pronunciation) — A scientist who uses the principles of biology and the techniques of engineering to produce useful products.
- Molecular biologist — A scientist who studies the formation, structure, and function of macromolecules found in living organisms, particularly nucleic acids and proteins.
Careers that involve microscopy:
- Cytologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies living cells, in particular, their physiological properties, structures, organelles, and method of division.
- Histologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies the microscopic structure of cellular tissue.
- Microbiologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies microorganisms and their effects on other organisms.
- Protistologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies protists.
Careers in biology dealing with animals:
- Comparative anatomist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies similarities and differences in the bodily structures of distinct types of animals.
- Entomologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies insects.
- Ethologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies animal behavior.
- Herpetologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies reptiles and amphibians.
- Ichthyologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies fish.
- Mammalogist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies mammals.
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- Ornithologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies birds.
- Primatologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies primates.
- Zoologist (pronunciation) — A scientist who studies animals.
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