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Science careers
Learn many of the careers available in science!
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6th Grade
09/24/2013

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Term
Mycologist
Definition
Studies fungi
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Astronomer
Definition

Studies outer space, the solar system,

and the objects in it.

Term
Biomedical Engineer
Definition
Designs and builds body parts and devices.
Term
Biologist
Definition
Studies all forms of life.
Term
Zoologist
Definition
Studies animal life
Term
Ecologist
Definition

Studies the interaction between life forms

in an environment

Term
Ornithologist
Definition
Studies birds
Term
Hematologist
Definition

Studies blood and

its diseases

Term
Lepidopterist
Definition

Studies butterflies

and moths

Term
Taxonomist
Definition
Studies classification
Term
Paleontologist
Definition

Studies dinosaurs

and fossils

Term
Seismologist
Definition
Studies earthquakes
Term
Chemist
Definition

Studies elements, atoms, and 

molecules

Term
Ichthyologist
Definition
Studies fish
Term
Entomologist
Definition
Studies insects
Term
Mammalogist
Definition
Studies mammals
Term
Microbiologist
Definition

Studies microscopic 

organisms

Term
Mineralogist
Definition
Studies minerals
Term
Physicist
Definition

Studies motion, forces, and energy

to explain the way things work

Term
Parasitologist
Definition
Studies parasites
Term
Botanist
Definition
Studies plant life
Term
Geophysicist
Definition

Studies processes that change

and shape the Earth

Term
Geologist
Definition

Studies rocks, minerals, and

earth's land forms.

Term
Audiologist
Definition
Studies sound and its properties
Term
Herpetologist
Definition
Studies reptiles and amphibians
Term
Meteorologist
Definition
Studies the atmosphere
Term
Environmentalist
Definition
Studies the environment
Term
Marine Biologist
Definition

Studies the life forms 

found in the ocean

Term
Oceanographer
Definition
Studies the ocean
Term
Archaeologist
Definition

Studies the remains 

of human life

Term
Virologist
Definition
Studies virusus
Term
Volcanologist
Definition
Studies volcanoes
Term
Hydrologist
Definition

Studies the water and 

the water cycles

Term
Cell Biologist
Definition

Studies the structure of cells to learn

how they function and interact with

chemical and physical factors.

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