1.1.1 Biology

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Definition of the term Biology?Definition of the term Biology?

NameName and explain at least three areas of study and explain at least three areas of study incorporated in Biologyincorporated in Biology??

What is Biology?

The word Biology comes from two Greek The word Biology comes from two Greek words:words:

BIOSBIOS meaning meaning LIFELIFE, ,

andand

LOGOSLOGOS meaning meaning A STUDYA STUDY

So Biology could mean So Biology could mean A study of lifeA study of life

But what do we mean by ‘life’?

Discuss this for a few minutes.Discuss this for a few minutes.

So a better definition for Biology is: So a better definition for Biology is:

BIOLOGY is BIOLOGY is A study of living thingsA study of living things

Biology has many different areas of study

AnatomyAnatomy BiochemistryBiochemistry BotanyBotany EcologyEcology GeneticsGenetics MicrobiologyMicrobiology PhysiologyPhysiology ZoologyZoology

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What is Biology?What is Biology?

It is the study of living thingsIt is the study of living things

Anatomy

The study of the The study of the internal and externalinternal and external structure of plants and structure of plants and animalsanimals

Biochemistry

The study of the The study of the chemical processes chemical processes and products involved and products involved in metabolism in metabolism

Botany

The study of The study of plant plant structure, physiology, structure, physiology, distribution and distribution and classificationclassification

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What is Anatomy?What is Anatomy?

It is the study of the internal and externalIt is the study of the internal and external structure structure of plants and animalsof plants and animals

Ecology

The study of how The study of how living things relate to living things relate to each other and to their each other and to their environmentenvironment

Genetics

The study of the The study of the structure and function structure and function of genes and their of genes and their transmission from transmission from parents to offspringparents to offspring

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What is Ecology?What is Ecology?

It is the study of how living things relate to each It is the study of how living things relate to each other and to their environmentother and to their environment

Microbiology

The study of small The study of small living things, i.e. living things, i.e. micro-organismsmicro-organisms

Physiology

The study of the functions of living organisms The study of the functions of living organisms and their partsand their parts

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What is Genetics?What is Genetics?

Is the study of the structure and function of genes Is the study of the structure and function of genes and their transmission from parents to offspringand their transmission from parents to offspring

Zoology

The study of animal The study of animal physiology, structure, physiology, structure, habits, classification habits, classification and distributionand distribution

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What is Microbiology?What is Microbiology?

It is the study of small living things, i.e. micro-It is the study of small living things, i.e. micro-organismsorganisms

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Definition of the term Biology?Definition of the term Biology?

NameName and explain at least three areas of study and explain at least three areas of study incorporated in Biologyincorporated in Biology??

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