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O*NET detailed work activityExamine characteristics or behavior of living organisms
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AI can get you up to speed fast and suggest where to look, but you need to confirm findings against real sources, records or people.
Part of Research biological or ecological phenomena, under the O*NET work activity group Getting Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 8 AI-assist, 1 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Study basic principles of plant and animal life, such as origin, relationship, development, anatomy, and function.
- Examine animals and specimens to detect the presence of disease or other problems.
- Observe action of microorganisms upon living tissues of plants, higher animals, and other microorganisms, and on dead organic matter.
- Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
- Examine animals or crop specimens to determine the presence of diseases or other problems.
- Analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Examine chemical or biological samples to identify cell structures or to locate bacteria or extraneous material, using a microscope.
- Identify, classify, and study structure, behavior, ecology, physiology, nutrition, culture, and distribution of plant and animal species.
- Study characteristics of animals, such as origin, interrelationships, classification, life histories, diseases, development, genetics, and distribution.