Senior one biology-Diversity of living things
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...