Biology The Science Of Life

The aim of biology is to explain the living world in terms of scientific principles.
Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher and teacher, is known as the father of
biology and the French naturalist, Jean Baptiste-de Lamarck, was the first to used
the word ‘biology’ in 1800.
Biology : The Science of Life
The aim of biology is to explain the living world in terms of scientific principles. Aristotle,
the great Greek philosopher and teacher, is known as the father of biology and the
French naturalist, Jean Baptiste-de Lamarck, was the first to used the word ‘biology’ in
1800. Biology today is subdivided into numerous branches based on the molecule, the
cell, the organism and the population.

Living and Non-Living

There are seven characteristics that can be observed, more or less, in all living
organisms. In order to maintain themselves and prevent disintegration, organisms have
an inbuilt self-regulating system to ensure that there is no net energy loss. This control
is referred to as homeostasis and operates at all levels of biological organisation, from
the molecular level to the community level.