types-of-scientists-display-posters_ver_1.pdf

TYPES OF SCIENTISTS

1. Types of
Scientists

2. ‘Types of Scientists

Botanist
A botanist studies plants.

Ichthyologist
An iehthyologit studie fish.

Paleontologist
A paleontologist studies prehistoric life, including dinosaurs
and fossils.

Ecologist
An ecologist studies the relationships between living things and
the environment.

Chemist

A chemist studies chemicals, elements, atoms and molecules.

Astronomer
An astronomer studies outer space, the solar system and the
objects in it.

3. Types of Scientists

Pathologist
A pathologist studies diseases

Herpetologist
A herpetologis studies reptiles and amphibians.

Ethologist
An ethologist studies animal behaviour.

Geneticist
A geneticist studies traits or genes and how they are inherited.

Microbiologist
A microbiologist studies micro-organisms as well as microscopic
plants and animals.

Physicist
A physicist studies motion, forces and energy

4. ‘Types of Scientists

Geologist
A geologist studies the earth, rocks, minerals and land forms

Volcanologist
A volcanologist studies voleanoes.

Entomologist
‘An entomologist studies insects.

Zoologist
A zoologist studies animals.

Marine Biologist
À marine biologist studies

Agronomist
‘An agronomist studies soil and crops.

5. ‘Types of Scientists

Cytologist
A cytologist studies cells

Geographer
A geographer studies the Earth's surface.

Meteorologist
A meteorologist studies the weather and climate,

Archaeologist
An archaeologist studies the remains of human life.

Biologist
A biologist studies al forms of life.

Mammologist
A mammologist studies mammals.

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6. ‘Types of Scientists

Neuroscientist
A neuroscientist studies the nervous system.

Lepidopterist
A lepidopterist studies butterflies and moths.

Mycologist
À mycologist studie fung

Petrologist
A petrologist studies rocks.

Taxonomist
A taxonomist studies classification and groups living things
into categories.

Virologist
A virologist studies viruses.

7. ‘Types of Scientists

Limnologist
Alimnologist studies inland water systems such as rivers, streams
and lakes.

Anthropologist
An anthropologist studies human customs, beliefs
and relationships.

Pharmacologist
A pharmacologist makes, uses and learns the effects of
medicines.

Audiologist
An audiologist studies sound and its properties.

Hematologist
A hematologist studies blood.

Hydrologist
A hydrologist studies water and the water cycle.

8. ‘Types of Scientists

Mineralogist
A mineralogist studies minerals,

Ornithologist
An ornithologist studies birds.

Seismologist
A seismologist studies earthquakes

Oceanographer
An oceanographer studies the ocean.

Parasitologist
A parasitologist studies parasites.

Glaciologist
A glaciologist studies glaciers and

9. ‘Types of Scientists

Astrophysicist
An astrophysicist studies the behaviour of stars and other objects
in space.

Biochemist
A biochemist studies chemicals found in living things.