Biology – the science of life

Biology is the science of life. The name comes from the Greek words “bios” (life) and “logos” (science, teaching). Biology is divided into branches by what they study: botany studies plants, zoology animals, mycology fungi, microbiology tiny living things, and cytology the cell. Anatomy studies the inner structure of an organism, physiology the processes that go on inside it, systematics the grouping of organisms by shared features, genetics heredity and variation, and ecology how organisms relate to one another and to their surroundings. Biological knowledge helps farmers get good harvests and healthy livestock, helps doctors treat illness, and helps people use nature wisely. Uzbek scientists have contributed too: Academician Y. X. To‘raqulov worked out how adding iodine to table salt prevents goitre, and Academician J. A. Musayev created a collection of cotton varieties.