BIOLOGY (Introduction)

Ms. Suzzeth M. Untalan BS Biology MSPH Medical Microbiology

BIOLOGY
 The

science of life  From the Greek word:

 Bios

Life  Logos study of or science of

BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY


BOTANY study of plants, its taxonomy and morphoanatomy

ZOOLOGY study of classification and morphoanatomy of animals

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ANATOMY study of the structures of living organisms

TAXOMONY study of classifications and systematics of living organisms

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CYTOLOGY study of cell parts and their functions

GENETICS study of genes, heredity, and genetic disorders

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MICROBIOLOGY study of microorganisms

PARASITOLOGY study of parasites

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ENTOMOLOGY study of different insects

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY study of development of living organisms from fertilization to death

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PHYSIOLOGY study of body functions ECOLOGY study of the environment; study of the interrelationship of the environement and the organims living on it HISTOLOGY study of tissues at microscopic level BIOTECHNOLOGY study of life in relation with modern technology OTHERS

SOME IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN BIOLOGY

        

ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK CAROLUS LINNAEUS JEAN LAMARCK LOUIS PASTEUR GREGOR MENDEL CHARLES DARWIN THOMAS HUNT MORGAN SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING JAMES WATSON and FREDERICK CRICK

SCIENTIFIC METHOD

 The

logical and systematic way of solving a SCIENTIFIC problem

Steps in the Scientific Method

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Define the problem Collection of data Hypothesis Experimentation Observation Recording of data or Documentation Drawing of conclusion Reporting

TOOLS USED IN BIOLOGY

  

MICROSCOPES SLIDE SPECIMEN DISSECTING SET

GOOD DAY!