Biology SENIOR ONE BIOLOGY TOPIC DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY Biology is the study of living things. The word biology comes from twp Greek words, Bios - which means life and Logos which means the study of. Biology is a subject, which is very wide and has a number of branches. These include:- Zoology . This is study of animal. Botany : It deals with the study of plants (flora). Anatomy : it handles the study of the structure of living things. Physiology : This deals with the study of functioning of the body's parts. Taxonomy . It deals with the study of the clasification of organisms. Nutrition . Tackles the study of food and feeding in organisms. Genetics. It study the inheritance. Ecology . It study the organisms in relation rmto their environment. Ethiology . Is the study of the behavior of animals. LIVING THINGS Living things (also called organisms) differ from non-living things like wood, stones and others because living things have the abili...
