Biology Textbook (ePub)

The word Biology has been derived from two Greek words,
'Bios' meaning 'Life' and 'Logos' meaning 'Study' and thus is
defined as the science that carries out studies of life, living
organisms, and their evolution.
Biology is concerned with carrying out studies of physical
structure, molecular interactions, physiological mechanisms,
development, evolution and chemical processes taking place
within a living organism. For biology, 'cell' is regarded to be the
basic unit of life, 'gene' as the basic unit of heredity and
'evolution' is considered to be the engine that is responsible for
driving the processes of creation and extinction of species.
The person possessing the knowledge of biology has the
opportunities to work in a variety of fields, namely Research,
healthcare, environmental conservation, education, forensic
science, biotechnology, economics, business and industries,
government policies and many others.
It has been seen that biology also referred to as the study of
life has facilitated the people in shaping up the world to some
extent. Within biology lies many reliable and credible answers
that explanation as to why the things happen in a scientific
manner.
The field of biology consists of numerous research fields and
like, the other fields of sciences make use of the scientific
method for procuring results. This gives the biologists the
appropriate space and the chance that they require for display
of ideas along with the evidence and also provides with the
opportunity of testing others' ideas for their own selves.
Summary
In today's time, Biology is considered to be a modern science,
however, the origins within this field were noticed till late,
starting from the early nineteenth century to the mid-nineteenth
century. The origins that took place in the field were based on
a variety of traditions, practices and the areas of inquiry that
began in the antiquity. Since the traditional times, the history of
biology focus over the two areas that merge together to form
the modern biological science namely, medicine and natural
history.
Biology is considered to be as one of the basic subjects that
are studied by all at primary levels such as in schools. This is
essential as it facilitates the person in making an accurate
choice regarding their professional careers. Whether a person
aspires to become a doctor, an engineer, nurse, psychologist,
chemist, scientist or even a teacher; one makes its decisions
based on all the basic knowledge that it has acquired in its life
and then chooses the best out of all on the basis of his/her
interests.
The people associated with carrying out studies of biological
fields are referred to as Biologists. They look into the behavior
and working of animals and other organisms and also carries
out studies of the interaction taking place between an organism
and its external environment etcetera. The biology was earlier
introduced as natural historyand since then it has continued to
be a vital part of the field of science for 200 years.
The field of biology consists of numerous research fields and
like, the other fields of sciences make use of the scientific
method for procuring results. This gives the biologists the
appropriate space and the chance that they require for display
of ideas along with the evidence and also provides with the
opportunity of testing others' ideas for their own selves.