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1. INTRODUCTION TO
BIOLOGY
M. S. KHAN

2. Origin of word “BIOLOGY”1
What is biology?2
Branches of biology3
TABLE OF CONTENTS

3. ORIGIN OFWORD “BIOLOGY”
Regional map of Europe
Greece
Language: Greek
Word : Bios (living beings)
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logos (study of)

4. WHAT IS BIOLOGY?
Biology is the study of living organisms including their origin,
distribution, evolution, structure and function.

5. BIOLOGY
Botany
Study of
Plants
BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY
Zoology
Study of
Animals
Microbiology
Study of
Micro-organisms

6. SUB-BRANCHES OF BIOLOGY
TAXONOMY ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY CYTOLOGY
GENETICS EVOLUTION ECOLOGY

7. TAXONOMY
Taxonomy deals with the identification, classification and nomenclature of
living organisms.
Although it resembles a snake, this animal
is actually a legless glass lizard.
All flesh eating mammals are grouped into
one category called order carnivora.
The scientific name of apple is malus
domestica.

8. ANATOMY
Anatomy deals with the structure of organisms and their body parts.
Anatomy of animals Anatomy of plants Human anatomy

9. PHYSIOLOGY
Physiology deals with the normal functions of living organisms and
their body parts.
Respiration Circulation Digestion

10. CYTOLOGY
Cytology deals with the structure, composition and function of cells.
Different types of cells Cell structure Protein synthesis

11. GENETICS
Genetics deals with the transmission of hereditary characteristics from one
generation to next generation.
Human races DNA fingerprinting Genetic disorders

12. EVOLUTION
Evolution is the study of various sequential and developmental changes of
the organism from the time of its origin.
Origin of life Evolution in animals Evolution in plants

13. ECOLOGY
Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with each other and with
their environment.
Ecosystem
Energy transfer along a
Food chain
Extinct species

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