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| 2211 BIOLOGISTS, BOTANISTS, ZOOLOGISTS AND RELATED PROFESSIONALS |
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Biologists, botanists, zoologists and related professionals
conduct research, improve or develop concepts, theories and
operational methods, and apply scientific knowledge relating to
biology, microbiology, bacteriology, cytology, genetics,
zoology, botany and ecology, especially in the fields of
medicine and agriculture.
Tasks include -
(a) conducting research, improving or developing concepts,
theories and operational methods in their respective
fields;
(b) conducting field and laboratory experiments concerning all
forms of life by identifying and classifying human, animal,
insect or plant specimens, and studying their origin,
development, chemical and physical form, structure,
composition, and life and reproductive processes;
(c) studying and conducting experiments concerning the
structure, development and characteristics of micro-
organisms such as bacteria or viruses;
(d) studying and conducting experiments concerning the factors
involved in the origin, development and transmission of
hereditary characteristics in human beings, animals or
plants;
(e) studying all forms of plant life and developing practical
applications of this knowledge in fields such as
agriculture and medicine;
(f) studying all forms of animal life and developing practical
applications of this knowledge in fields such as
agriculture and medicine;
(g) studying and conducting experiments concerning the
structure and functions of living cells, and the influence
of physical and chemical factors upon normal and abnormal
cells;
(h) studying inter-relationships of animal and plant life and
the environmental factors involved, and giving professional
advice to related disciplines;
(i) developing industrial, medical and other applications of
knowledge in their respective fields;
(j) preparing scientific papers and reports;
(k) performing related tasks;
(l) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Bacteriologist
- Biologist
- Botanist
- Ecologist
- Microbiologist
- Zoologist
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