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Nature and Scope of Biology

Biology is the branch of science that deals with the study of life. It is a combination of the Greek words "bios" meaning life and "logos" meaning study. Biology can be further divided into botany, which is the science of plants, and zoology, which is the study of animals. As a broad and multidisciplinary field, biology is now often referred to as life sciences or biological sciences.

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Nature and Scope of Biology

Biology is the branch of science that deals with the study of life. It is a combination of the Greek words "bios" meaning life and "logos" meaning study. Biology can be further divided into botany, which is the science of plants, and zoology, which is the study of animals. As a broad and multidisciplinary field, biology is now often referred to as life sciences or biological sciences.

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Nature and Scope of Biology

Science : The term science is derived from Latin word


scientia which means knowledge. So, the term 'science' is
used for knowledge gained by actual observation, found
correct on verification and put in a systematic manner or
science provides us information based on facts. There are
several branches of science, each dealing with a specific
subject.
Biology : It is the combination of two Greek words bios
and logos. Bios means life and logos means study. Thus,
biology is the branch of science which deals with the study
of life. The first major biological observations were made
by ancient Greek naturalist Aristotle (384-322 B.C.).
Aristotle has been designated as Father of biology. The
term biology was given by French naturalist Lamarck
(1744-1829). Biology has been further classified into,
(1) Botany
(2) Zoology.
The science of plants is called Botany. The word botany
has been derived from Greek word botane which means
pasture or plants. Technically, botany is called Phytology
(Gk. phyto = plants; logos = study). Theophrastus (370-287
B.C.) is known as Father of botany. Zoology is the study
of animals (Gk. zoon = animals; logos = study). Aristotle
is called Father of zoology. Being broad-based and with

multi-disciplinary approach, the term biology has been


replaced by Life Sciences or Biological Sciences.

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