what is biology and its branches for Learners.pdf

Biology First slide shared by Sir Jameel Shahbaz

1. What is Biology?
By Sir JAMEEL SHAHBAZ

2. BIOLOGY
Bio means Life
Logos means to study
Biology is the study of life.
Or
The Study of Living Things.

3. Main Branches of
Biology:
(1) Botany:
Botany is the scientific study of
plants

—how plants function, what they
look like, how they are related to
each other, where they grow, how
people make use of plants.

4. Main Branches of
Biology:
(2) Zoology
Zoology is the study of animals,
their behaviour, their physiology
and evolution, as well as their
interactions with each other and
with their environment.

5. Other Branches of
Biology:
(1) Anatomy
Anatomy is the study of
structure of entire organisms
and their parts.

6. Other Branches of
Biology:
(2) Physiology
Physiology is the study of How
body and its parts work.
Or
Physiology is the study of fuction
of living organisms and their parts.

7. Other Branches of
Biology:
(3) Ecology
Ecology is the study of how
organisms interact with the
environment around them.
Ecology is also called
Environmental Biology.

8. Other Branches of
Biology:
(4) Parasitology
Parasitology is the study of
parasites, their hosts, and the
relationship between them. OR
It is the study of organisms
that live on other organisms
that cause diseases.

9. Other Branches of
Biology:
(5) Taxonomy
Taxonomy deals with naming,
describing and classifying
organisms and includes all
plants, animals and
microorganisms of the world.

11. Other Branches of
Biology:
(6) Cytology
Cytology is the study of
cells.
Since all living organisms
are made up of the basic
life-forming unit called 'cell'
It includes the study of cell
structure, function, metabolism,
and division.

12. Other Branches of
Biology:
(7) Micrology
Microbiology is the study of
all living organisms that are
too small to be visible with
the naked eye.
Microbiology is the study
of the biology of
microscopic organisms -
e.g. viruses, bacteria.