BIOLOGY

An introduction to biology will enable you to appreciate that;

Biology is the study of Life.
And application of the characteristics of Living things will enable you identify
Living thing.
The practical natural to biology will help you acquire skills such as;
 Inquiry
 Observation
 Making Conclusion and informated decision about life of living things
 Therefore Understanding biology will enable you developed concerns for
your self, the environment and promote its conservation
Define the term Biology.
 Biology is the term that comes from greek words
Bios mean Life, Los mean study or knowledge.
 Biology therefore mean the study of life. (Living things)
 One of the most important area of it learning about different types of
Living things or organism around us
 People who study Biology are called Biologist
Why Study biology.
 The study of Biology teaches you how humans function life and fit in the
natural World
 It also equips up With knowledge needed to handle problem related to life
such as improvements on nutrition, Medicines and agriculture.
BRACHES OF BIOLOGY
Biology is broadly divided into two branches Namely
 Botany: ls the study of animals
 Zoology: ls the study of animals.
However today there scientists have specialised specialisation has come
about due to an increase in scientific knowledge obtained from biological
investigation and research that have been done iver years
Examples of areas of specialisation include
a. Ecology: The study of living things relation to their surrounding .
b. MicroBiology: The study of very tiny (Microscopic) Living things that
can’t be seen by human eye eg bacteria and virus .
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