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Why Biology ?
The document outlines the history of biology and its subdivisions, noting key figures such as Aristotle, who is considered the father of biology and zoology, and Theophrastus, known as the father of botany. It details the contributions of Theophrastus to botany, including his comprehensive studies of plants and agriculture. Additionally, the document mentions microbiology and Leeuwenhoek as its father, alongside an extensive list of biological fields and disciplines.
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Why Biology ?
- 1. Why ??? Dr. PriyaTrivedi M.Sc. (BOTANY), M.Ed., P.h. D. (Botany)
- 3. Aristotle isknown as the ‘Father of Biology’. Aristotle is also known as the “Father of Zoology”. The term biology was coined by Lamarck.
- 4. The sciencewhich deals with the study of living objects and their life processes is called biology. It covers all aspect of the study of living creatures like occurrence, classi fication, ecology, economic importance, external form, organization, internal structure, nutrition, health and other body functions, reproduction, life history, inheritance and origin. Being broad – based and multi- disciplinary, the term biology is often re placed by the term life sciences or biological sciences.
- 10. The ancientGreek Theophrastus (371–286 B.C.E.) is known as the father, or founder, of Botany.
- 11. He wrotetwo large books, On the History of Plants and On the Causes of Plants. These books contained so much information about plants that 1,800 years went by before any new discovery in botany was made. Theophrastus was the first person to include the practice of agric ulture (growing plants for food) into botany. He also developed a theory of plant growth and wrote about how plants were structured. He identified and described 550 different plants. Theophrastus spent most of his time in Athens, Greece, where he was in charge of the first existing botanical garden.
- 12. Microbiology isthe branch of biology dealing with the study of different aspects of microorganism. Leeuwenhoek is known as the “Father of Microbiology”.
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- 49. Z Zoogeography The branch ofscience which deals with the study of distribution of animals on earth