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	The term 'biology' is relatively modern. It was introduced in 1799 by a [[physician]], [[Thomas Beddoes]].<ref>"biology, n.". OED Online. 2019. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com.research.aadl.org/view/Entry/19228?redirectedFrom=biology (accessed March 23, 2019). Citation: Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. Introd. (1799) Chapter 4, "''Physiology therefore—or more strictly biology—by which I mean the doctrine of the living system in all its states, appears to be the foundation of ethics and pneumatology.''"</ref>		The term 'biology' is relatively modern. It was introduced in 1799 by a [[physician]], [[Thomas Beddoes]].<ref>"biology, n.". OED Online. 2019. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com.research.aadl.org/view/Entry/19228?redirectedFrom=biology (accessed March 23, 2019). Citation: Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. Introd. (1799) Chapter 4, "''Physiology therefore—or more strictly biology—by which I mean the doctrine of the living system in all its states, appears to be the foundation of ethics and pneumatology.''"</ref>

	People who study biology are called [[biologists]]. Biology looks at how animals and other [[Organism\|living things]] behave and work, and what they are like. Biology also studies how [[organism]]s react with each other and the [[environment]]. It has existed as a [[science]] for about 200 years, and was preceded by [[natural history]]. Biology has many [[research]] fields and [[branch]]es. Like all sciences, biology uses the [[scientific method]]. This means that biologists must be able to show [[evidence]] for their ideas and that other biologists must be able to test the ideas for themselves.		People who study biology are called [[biologists]]. Biology looks at how animals, plants and other [[Organism\|living things]] behave and work, and what they are like. Biology also studies how [[organism]]s react with each other and the [[environment]]. It has existed as a [[science]] for about 200 years, and was preceded by [[natural history]]. Biology has many [[research]] fields and [[branch]]es. Like all sciences, biology uses the [[scientific method]]. This means that biologists must be able to show [[evidence]] for their ideas and that other biologists must be able to test the ideas for themselves.

	Biology attempts to answer questions such as:		Biology attempts to answer questions such as:

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[[File:Mimicry by fly.JPG|thumb|150px|[[Animals]]: [[Hoverfly]] on a [[Compositae]] [[inflorescence]]]]
[[File:Zboże.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Plants]]: [[Wheat]]]]
[[File:Morchella esculenta 08.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Fungi]]: ''[[Morchella]] esculenta'']]
[[File:Gemmatimonas aurantiaca.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Bacteria]]]]
[[File:Halobacteria.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Archaea]]: [[Haloarchaea]]]]
[[File:Gamma phage.png|thumb|150px|[[Virus]]: Gamma [[bacteriophage]]]]

'''Biology''' is the [[science]] that studies [[life]], and [[organism|living things]], and the [[evolution]] of life. Living things include [[animal]]s, [[plants]], [[fungi]] (such as [[mushroom]]s), and [[microorganisms]] such as [[bacteria]] and [[archaea]].

The term 'biology' is relatively modern. It was introduced in 1799 by a [[physician]], [[Thomas Beddoes]].<ref>"biology, n.". OED Online. 2019. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com.research.aadl.org/view/Entry/19228?redirectedFrom=biology (accessed March 23, 2019). Citation: Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. Introd. (1799) Chapter 4, "''Physiology therefore—or more strictly biology—by which I mean the doctrine of the living system in all its states, appears to be the foundation of ethics and pneumatology.''"</ref>

People who study biology are called [[biologists]]. Biology looks at how animals and other [[Organism|living things]] behave and work, and what they are like. Biology also studies how [[organism]]s react with each other and the [[environment]]. It has existed as a [[science]] for about 200 years, and was preceded by [[natural history]]. Biology has many [[research]] fields and [[branch]]es. Like all sciences, biology uses the [[scientific method]]. This means that biologists must be able to show [[evidence]] for their ideas and that other biologists must be able to test the ideas for themselves.

Biology attempts to answer questions such as:

* "What are the characteristics of this living thing?" ([[comparative anatomy]])
* "How do the parts work?" ([[physiology]])
* "How should we group living things?" ([[Biological classification|classification]], [[taxonomy]])
* "What does this living thing do?" ([[behaviour]], [[growth]])
* "How does [[heredity|inheritance]] work?" ([[genetics]])
* "What is the [[history]] of life?" ([[palaeontology]])
* "How do [[Organism|living things]] relate to their [[environment]]?" ([[ecology]])

Modern biology is influenced by [[evolution]], which answers the question: "How has the living world come to be as it is?"

==History==
The word ''biology'' comes from the [[Greek]] word ''βίος'' (''bios''), "[[life]]", and the [[suffix]] ''-λογία'' (''logia''), "[[Research|study]] of".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://topics.info.com/Who-coined-the-term-biology_716|title=Who coined the term biology?|website=Info.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509211839/http://topics.info.com/Who-coined-the-term-biology_716|archive-date=2013-05-09|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/biology|title=biology {{!}} Origin and meaning of biology by Online Etymology Dictionary|website=www.etymonline.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>

==Branches==
* [[Phycology|Algalogy]]
* [[Anatomy]]
* [[Arachnology]]
* [[Bacteriology]]
* [[Biochemistry]]
* [[Biogeography]]
* [[Biophysics]]
* [[Botany]]
* [[Bryology]]
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinology Carcinology]
* [[Cell biology]]
* [[Cytology]]
* [[Dendrology]]
* [[Developmental biology]]
* [[Ecology]]
* [[Endocrinology]]
* [[Entomology]]
* [[Embryology]]
* [[Ethology]]
* [[Evolution]] / [[Evolutionary biology]]
* [[Genetics]] / [[Genome|Genomics]]
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrostology Grammminology/ Agrostology]
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminthology Helminthology]
* [[Herpetology]]
* [[Histology]]
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrobiology Hydrobiology]
* [[Human biology]] / [[Anthropology]] / [[Primatology]]
* [[Ichthyology]]
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichenlogy Lichenlogy]
* [[Limnology]]
* [[Mammal]]ology
* [[Marine biology]]
* [[Microbiology]] / [[Bacteria|Bacteriology]]
* [[Molecular biology]]
* [[Morphology]]
* [[Fungi|Mycology]] / [[Lichen]]ology
* [[Ornithology]]
* [[Palaeontology]]
* [[Parasitism|Parasitology]]
* [[Phycology]]
* [[Phylogenetics]]
* [[Physiology]]
* [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteridology Pteridology]
* [[Taxonomy]]
* [[Virology]]
* [[Zoology]]

==References==
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