Written by Sunny
Modified & Updated: 06 Dec 2024
Reviewed by Jessica Corbett
Biology facts that will make you understand your body and other living things. Learn more about the anatomy, processes, and systems that keep us alive through these facts.
- 01Biology is the study of life and living organisms.
- 02The cell is the basic unit of life.
- 03Biology recognizes human genes as the basic unit of heredity.
- 04Evolution is the driving force of creation and extinction of species.
- 05Biology is a natural science that explains natural phenomena as well as describing or predicting.
- 01There are 3 major branches of biology—botany, zoology, and microbiology.
- 02Botany is the scientific study of plants.
- 03Zoology is the scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, and classification of animals.
- 04Microbiology is another branch of science that tackles microorganisms. In other words, it is the study of microorganisms.
- 05Anatomy is another branch of biology. In particular, it analyzes the organism’s structure and parts.
- 06Anatomy is related to things such as developmental biology, evolutionary biology, comparative anatomy, embryology, and phylogeny.
- 07Theoretical biology uses a mathematical formula.
- 08Experimental biology conducts empirical experiments to examine the validity of the proposed theories.
- 09Physiology is the study of how organs and organ systems function.
- 10Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other to their environment.
- 01Cytology is the study of cells.
- 02Evolutionary biology is the study of evolutionary processes.
- 03Taxonomy is responsible for naming and classifying organisms.
- 04Genetics is the study of heredity and its variation.
- 05Molecular biology is the study of biological molecules such as DNA.
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