We have all seen biology in times of studies or are in full time. Although you are left with the doubts that it is biology and other things that are related to this science. Or do you want to study this science but because it is complex but at the same time very entertaining since it studies the life of living beings like plants. So in this article you will know what biology is.
First of all, before knowing about this science, you first have to know its branches.
Biology areas
- Anatomy: Study the external and internal structure of all living things.
- Anthropology: Study in which the human being is used as a biological entity.
- Arachnology: Study all the arachnids (it is within the branch of zoology).
- Astrobiology: Studies the origin of existence outside the planet earth.
- Bacteriology: Study of all bacteria.
- Biospeology: Study of all organisms that live in underground cavities.
- Biophysics: Study biology with physics with its methods and principles.
- Biogeography: Study the entire distribution of living beings, and how the current distribution came to be and how it is changing.
- Human Biology: Study all human populations based on genetic variability.
- Bioinformatics: Studies the management and analysis of biological data (can be related to systems biology).
- Cellular: It is about the specialization in the knowledge of the structures and functions that are carried out with the cells.
- Systems: It is studied representing as computer models, the relationships and interactions that exist in all of nature.
- Development: Study based on the cellular processes that are carried out for the development of a living being through sexual reproduction.
- Marine: Study all marine beings.
- Mathematics: Models all biological processes using numerical methods.
- Biomedicine: Study in which it is used in health.
- Molecular: Study all the vital processes of living beings.
- Bionics: It is based on the solution of problems of architecture, engineering, technology, etc. Using biological solutions.
- Biochemistry: Study in which each one of the chemical processes that are carried out by our organism inside is analyzed.
- Botany: Covers each of the organisms of photosynthetic size.
Little known branches…
- Cytology: Study all cells.
- Cytogenetics: Study of the genetics of cells (chromosomes).
- Cytopathology: Study of diseases of cells.
- Cytochemistry: Study the chemical compositions of cells and all their biological processes.
- Climatology: It studies the distributions of the patterns of the evolution of atmospheric weather (in meteorology) and helps to configure the characteristics of the main biomes and species.
- Entomology: Covers all insects.
- Biological epistemology: Study all the concepts and models that support biology.
- Evolution: The changes that species undergo over time.
- Phylogeny: Study the evolutionary process of species from its origin.
- Physiology: Study of all the functioning of organisms.
- Genetics: Study everything related to genetic inheritance and genes.
- Molecular Genetics: Covers the structures and functions of genes that are one molecular layer away.
- Histochemistry: Study all the compositions of cells and tissues and chemical reactions with the help of specific dyes that will allow to appreciate their development.
- Immunology: Study everything related to the immune system.
- Mycology: Study of all fungi.
- Microbiology: Study of all microorganisms.
- Meteorology: This branch studies the most punctual changes of the climate or weather.
- Organography: Study of organs and systems.
- Parasitology: Study of all parasites.
- Paleontology: Study the organisms of the past.
- Taxonomy: Classifies and orders all living things.
- Virology: Study of all viruses.
- Zoology: Study all animals.
These are each of the different branches of biology, described in a brief but clear way. You can read What is fertilization.
What is Biology?
This science is in charge of studying all existing living beings. Both in its origin, as well as the various physical and genetic characteristics it possesses. The evolution of the species, nutrition, reproduction (both asexual and sexual), morphogenesis, properties, pathogenesis, etc.
In it they deal both with the description, behaviors and characteristics of individual beings as well as in species and their joint groupings. As well as the reproduction process of each living being on earth and their way of interacting with their environment and themselves.
In this way, it tries to study its structure and functional dynamics with all the living beings of its ecosystem, in order to establish the general laws that govern all organic life and its principles. The scale which starts from the analysis and understanding of the biophysical sub-component. You have studied those organisms with more complex systems. Current biology is partitioned into sub-disciplines, which take into account the types of organisms and the scale on which it is studied.