The Alphabet of Biology Careers



The Alphabet of Biology Careers Name:__________________Dr.

Biology, Why am I taking this course? Is a question asked by many high school students as they take their first biology course. Do I really want to use microscopes, dissect frogs, learn how plants grow, study diseases and learn how I tick? What benefit is this to me in the long term? Will I ever use this course again? The answer to all these questions remains to be seen but there are many reasons why this course is beneficial to you. One of those reasons is that it may become a career choice for you. Yes a biology degree may not be your “cup of tea” but there are many other occupations that require a background in basic biology and the goal of this activity is to explore those activities.

The main objective of this activity is to make you aware of the many careers that are available for people who have biology in their background as well as to help answer why it is important to learn biology. You are interested in a possible career in biology but have no idea what is out there in the real world for occupations. The INTERNET comes to your rescue!! You can use the included websites for info or search for careers on the internet using the key words “biology careers”. Your objective is to find a biology career name that begins with each letter of the alphabet. You should also be able to find a one-line description for each career. This may require extra searching on the specific career. The letter Q has been removed as answers would be very limited with this letter. Please provide a bibliography (in APA/MLA format) of your references.

|Letter |Career Name |Description |Why/how this affects me |

|A | | | |

|B | | | |

|C | | | |

|D | | | |

|E | | | |

|F | | | |

|G | | | |

|H | | | |

|I | | | |

|J | | | |

|K | | | |

|L | | | |

|M | | | |

|N | | | |

|O | | | |

|P | | | |

|R | | | |

|S | | | |

|T | | | |

|U | | | |

|V | | | |

|W | | | |

|X | | | |

|Y | | | |

|Z | | | |

Bibliography: ____________________________________________________________________

(APA/MLA)

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Now pick 5 careers from above and attach a picture for each that demonstrates or is related to that career. Here are some sources that may be helpful to you:



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