What is the difference between biology and microbiology?

Answer 1

Yes. Molecular Biology has to do with organic molecules (such as DNA, proteins, carbohydrates, sugars, etc) and microbiology has to do with microscopic life (anything you can see under a microscope).

Answer 2

Medical microbiology focuses on those microbes that cause diseases.

Applied microbiology is more focused on using microbes to solve industrial needs such as breakdown of oil spills or beer, wine or cheese production, or certain chemical reactions.

Answer 3

Biology is the study of living organisms and their interactions with each other and their environment, while microbiology is a branch of biology that specifically focuses on the study of microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists. Microbiology deals with organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, whereas biology encompasses the study of all living organisms regardless of size.

Answer 4

Molecular bio is the study of molecules (atoms or groups of atoms), Microbiology is the study of microorganisms... small stuff, viruses, bacterium, etc. which is made of molecules.

Answer 5

In simple terms..

Biology is the study of Body.

Micro is the study of its cellular makeup.

Answer 6

bacteriology: study of bacteria microbiology: study of all microscopic organisms and includes bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology.

Answer 7

Histology is the study of cells organised into tissues and microbiology is the study of microorganisms.

Answer 8

clinical microbiology means its study belongs to the clinical researching on microorganisms and medical microbiology means it is a study of medicines to cure the diseases