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Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. It is concerned with the characteristics, classification, and behaviors of organisms, how species come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and with the environment. Biology encompasses a broad spectrum of academic fields that are often viewed as independent disciplines. However, together they address phenomena related to living organisms (biological phenomena) over a wide range of scales, from biochemistry to ecology. All concepts in biology are subject to the same laws that other branches of science obey, such as the laws of thermodynamics and conservation of mass.
At the organism level, biology has explained phenomena such as birth, growth, aging, death and decay of living organisms, similarities between offspring and their parents (heredity) and flowering of plants which have puzzled humanity throughout history. Other phenomena, such as lactation, metamorphosis, egg-hatching, healing, and tropism have been addressed. On a wider scale of time and space, biologists have studied domestication of animals and plants, the wide variety of living organisms (biodiversity), changes in living organisms over time (evolution), extinction, speciation, social behaviour among animals, etc.
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There are far too many questions on this Biology quiz. P:
YMKate (Kate) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:17:38 -0000
There are far too many questions on this Biology quiz. P:
@Ninjahood take it from the biology major mister know it all. women&men are meant to further the population. but a couple is about love
frenchROYELty (atlantys royelâ¢) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:17:20 -0000
@Ninjahood take it from the biology major mister know it all. women&men are meant to further the population. but a couple is about love
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H⦠http://goo.gl/fb/csm6
S_Deidra (Deidra) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:14:57 -0000
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H… http://goo.gl/fb/csm6
RT @attilacsordas The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) Level 3 Version 1 Core specification released!: (31 D http://tl.gd/1ef5g
wonjunpark (Wonjun Park) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:14:53 -0000
RT @attilacsordas The Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) Level 3 Version 1 Core specification released!: (31 D http://tl.gd/1ef5g
Biology for medical faculty :D
aditrizki (Raditya Rizki ) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:14:21 -0000
Biology for medical faculty :D
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H⦠http://goo.gl/fb/2Cvx
t_Flores_J (Flores J) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:11:13 -0000
The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H… http://goo.gl/fb/2Cvx
Avian External Anatomical Terms - One-page summary of scientific terms describing avian anatomy.
Bio Tech's Life Science Dictionary - Contains terms associated with genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, ecology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine. Searchable by term or definition.
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contains over 8300 terms associated with genetics, biochemistry,
biotechnology, botany, chemistry, ecology, limnology, pharmacology,
toxicology and medicine. ]
Bio-Society Glossary - By the European Commission. About 800 technical and scientific concepts from the fields of life sciences, biotechnlology, agriculture, and ecology.
Meta Description: [ The website aims primarily at stimulating interactions between biotech researchers, social scientists, economists and ethical experts active in the life sciences. It also informs and opens a dialogue with interested citizens on relevant European policies and research activities. This page gives a... ]
Biotechnology Terms - The online version of Technomic Publishing's Glossary of Biotechnology Terms by Kimball R. Nill. Search or browse.
Bird Dictionary - Bird On! indexed dictionary of birdwatching terminology.
Birds of Britain - Illustrated collection of terms and descriptions of birds found in British Isles.
Meta Description: [ Illustrated guide to British birds. Part of the Birds of Britain web magazine. ]
Butterfly Glossary - Cross-referenced glossary of butterfly species with pictures.
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Cortland Herpetology Collection - One-page glossary of herpetology terms.
Dictionary of Cell Biology - Intended to provide quick access to easily-understood and cross-referenced definitions of terms . Features a graphical interface. Full access requires registration.
Meta Description: [ An online Dictionary for cell and molecular biology ]
Fish Species Catalog - Searchable catalogue of nearly 54,000 individual fish species and their synonyms maintained by the California Academy of Sciences.
FishBase - Definitions of more than 1000 terms related to ichthyology, taxonomy, ecology, population dynamics, genetics, oceanography, geography and related disciplines.
Fungal Glossary - Glossary of fungal types with detailed descriptions and cross-references.
Genetics Glossary - Glossary of genetic terminology maintained by the Rockefeller University.
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Glossary of Avian Terms - United States Geological Survey glossary of avian terms.
Meta Description: [ A glossary providing standard definitions for many of the terms used in avian conservation biology ]
Glossary of Ornithology Terms - Illustrated single-page document by the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, Canada, on the physiology, taxonomy, and study of birds. A parallel version exists in French.
Glossary of Terms for Exotic Invaders - Single-page parallel documents in English and French about nuisance species in the Great Lakes, by Environment Canada. Zoology, botany, aquatic ecology.
InfoVisual - Thematic visual dictionary by Bernard Déry, to learn by way of image. Concise definitions within the fields of vegetal biology, animal biology, and human anatomy.
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MAGUS: Multilingual Animal Glossary of Unveiled Synonyms - Dictionary of names of wild and domestic animals in 53 languages of Europe.
Sharks - Glossary of types of sharks, related scientific terms with pictures for many entries.
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Sounds of the World's Animals - Words for the sounds that animals make in many different languages.
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Spider Glossary - List of terms used in the study and description of spiders and their activities.
The Origin of Species - Glossary of terms used in Darwin's The Origin of Species
Zoology Nomenclatural Terms - Glossary of terminology commonly encountered within publications dealing with the systematics and nomenclature of animals.
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