Dec 5, 2025 · Biology is a branch of science that deals with living organisms and their vital processes. Biology encompasses diverse fields, including botany, conservation, ecology, …

The field of biology is subdivided into separate branches for convenience of study, though all the subdivisions share basic principles. Biology encompasses fields such as botany, genetics, …

Dec 5, 2025 · Biology - Evolution, Genetics, Classification: There are moments in the history of all sciences when remarkable progress is made in relatively short periods of time. Such leaps in …

Dec 5, 2025 · Biology - Aristotle, Organisms, Cells: Around the middle of the 4th century bce, ancient Greek science reached a climax with Aristotle, who was interested in all branches of …

Dec 10, 2025 · A cell, in biology, is the basic membrane-bound unit that contains the fundamental molecules of life and of which all living things are composed. A single cell may be a complete …

The field of biology is subdivided into separate branches for convenience of study, though all the subdivisions share basic principles. Biology encompasses fields such as botany, genetics, …

Dec 5, 2025 · Biology - Evolution, Genetics, Species: In his theory of natural selection, which is discussed in greater detail later, Charles Darwin suggested that “survival of the fittest” was the …

Biophysics, discipline concerned with the application of the principles and methods of physics and the other physical sciences to the solution of biological problems. The relatively recent …

Dec 16, 2025 · Reproduction, process by which organisms replicate themselves. Reproduction is one of the most important concepts in biology: it means making a copy, a likeness, and …

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