Chapter # 1

INTRODUCTION
TO
BIOLOGY

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Science

Science is the branch of knowledge or

study dealing with a body of facts or
truths systematically arranged and
showing the operation of general
laws.
Science has been classified into three
main branches, namely;
1.Physical Science
2.Social Science
3.Biological Science
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Biology
The term biology is derived from
the Greek word (bios) meaning "life" and
the suffix - (-logia) meaning "study of.
The Latin form of the term first appeared in
1736 when Swedish scientist Carl
Linnaeus (Carl von Linn) used biologi in one
of his books. It was used again in 1766 by
Michael Christoph Hanov.
Aspects of Biology range from the study of
molecular mechanisms in cells, to the
classification and behaviour of organisms,
how species evolve and interaction between
ecosystems.
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Importance of Biology
Biological disciplines imply a significant
responsibility for the protection and welfare of
all living species. The knowledge about the
diversity of life forms and their conservationexploitation is of great importance for our day
by day life.
The study on the origin of diseases and
plagues is also answerable by means of
Biology, for example the etiology of cancer,
infections, functional problems, the damage to
fruits, the pathologies of farm animals, plants,
trees, etc.
Food resources and quality, factors that cause
illnesses, plagues, sustainable
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exploitation of natural resources, the

enhancement and development of useful
species, the discovery and production of
medicines, the study of the functions of living
beings, their inheritance, etc., all are fields of
research through Biology.
The food that we consume are materials
produced by living beings, the Biology studies
the living beings and the processes implied in
the production of those nutritional substances.
Besides, by means of the Biotechnology, the
Biologists search for methods that make to the
producers to be more efficient in the
elaboration of food and other supplies
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for humans.
The Biology covers the study of all the living
beings and their interactions into the
biosphere. This it is a very important task
because we are able to know the behavior or
functioning of each population when it faces to
other individuals from other populations or
communities and how the populations or the
specific sectors of the biosphere are affected
and/or benefited by that behavior or
functioning of the populations into a
community.
The Biology also investigate the
environmental factors that surround the
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living beings; and, by means of

conservationism, it seeks for more effective
ways to understand the variations or new
conditions of the environment that can
threaten the existence of living beings on
our planet.

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