The study of microorganisms is called ___.

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Microbiology:
The branch of science that deals with the study of microscopic organisms or microbes are called microbiology.
This includes both unicellular and multicellular microscopic life forms like bacteria, algae, protozoa, fungi and viruses.
Microbiology is used to investigate the functions of these microscopic organisms as they can be either beneficial or harmful to other living organisms.
Final Answer: The study of microorganisms is called microbiology.

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