The study of life is such a broad subject that biologists must specialize in one of its field.

Use the internet to find out what the following types of biologists study:

a) Virologist
b) Geneticist
c) Ethologist
d) Astrobiologist
e) Taxonomist
f) Limnologist
g) Paleontologist

Think about the tools you would need to study the following things:

a) The growth rate of plants
b) A species of bats
c) Day butterflies
d) Nocturnal butterflies
e) Bacteria
f) Bird migration

Briefly explain how the following phenomena could be studied in a scientific manner.

a) The efficiency of bactericidal antibiotics.
b) The effects of the potassium concentration of water on two plankton species.
c) The diet of otters.
d) Should a mallard migrate to the south for the winter?