Biology
Biology, along with chemistry and physics is considered one of the most important and most often studied areas of the life sciences. Biology is the study of living organisms and how they function. Biology is often classified based on the type of organism that is being evaluated. Examples include zoology, which studies animals, botany, which … Keep Reading → studies plants, and microbiology, which is the study of microorganisms. Biology has numerous sub-categories which focus on specific areas of biology; biochemistry, biophysics, and biostatistics are a few examples. Most of us realize that the study and understanding of biology is critical to medicine and medical research. What is often less well-known is how important biology is to the understanding of other critical areas such as agriculture and the environment. The importance of biology in forensic science has been well documented in numerous television shows. It’s hard to find an area of our daily life that is impacted by biology.
