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Bio f4 Chap 1introduction To Biology
Bio f4 Chap 1introduction To Biology
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 : Introduction to Biology CHAPTER 2 : Cell Structure and Cell Organisation CHAPTER 3 : Movement of Substances Across the Plasma Membrane CHAPTER 4 : Chemical Composition of the cell CHAPTER 5 : Cell Division CHAPTER 6 : Nutrition CHAPTER 7 : Respiration CHAPTER 8 : Dynamic Ecosystem CHAPTER 9 : Endanger Ecosystem
Importance of Biology. Biology has enable us to understand heredity and the inheritance of genetic abnormalities that cause dieses. Many people use biology in their leisure activities, for example, gardening, fishing and cooking. Biology teaching us to empathise with living things and this generates awareness of ourselves as biological organisms.
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The fields of study in biology can also be classified according to their scope as follows: Structure and Function Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cytology, Histology, morphology, physiology Major groupings of organisms Bacteriology, Botany, Entomology, ichthyology, microbiology, Mycology, Ornithology, Taxonomy, Virology Development of organisms Embryology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetic, Developmental Biology Organisms and their environment Ecology, Ethology, Biogeography Applied Biology Agriculture, Biotechnology, fisheries, Forestry, Medicine, veterinary medicine, density