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Sunday 23 December 2018

WHAT IS BIOLOGY

WHAT IS BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY

DEFINITION
The word biology is derived from two Greek words, bio means life, and logos means to study or thought "Biology is the scientific study of life or living organisms"

WHAT IS ORGANISM
All living thing are organisms
1.1 FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS

ORGANIZATION
All organisms are composed of one or more cells with DNA present in the nucleus in case of Eukaryotes and within a cytoplasm in prokaryotes

REPRODUCTION
The process of production of young ones of their own types for the survival of their race is called reproduction. All organisms can produce their young ones,

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Growth and development is the main characteristic of living organisms all organisms either plant or animals reproduce, grow and develop
ADAPTATION
Usually, all organism has the ability to adjust to the environment.They have the ability to adapt to the certain environment and thus evolve with the passage of time

METABOLISM
The sum of the all the biochemical activity is called metabolism. For sustainability and viability, organisms need to be metabolically active

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