Recognizing living things
Definition of science and Biology : Science is defined as a systematic process of making enquiry about living and non living things in our environment. Human beings have always been so curious to know more about the existence of things around them especially those which have to do with the ones that have life Biology is coined from two break word - bios which means life and - logos which means study hence biology is simply the study of life in other words its said to be the study of plant and animals. Process or methods of science The process or method of science involves the sequence of making enquries about an object or thing under study in science. Student of science have to learn to make clear systematic and accurate account of their scientific investigation Scientific methods of science therefore takes the following procedure Observation Classification Inference Measurements Identification Hypothesis Experiment Control or conclusion Theory or law The starting point of scientific methods is observation which involve the use of the sense to describe what one has seen or felt about an object. The observation then leads to classification then to inference and later to measurements and identification of the existing problem. After that, the scientist now forms an hypothesis or a tentative answer. The hypothesis is now tested by an experiment and if the experiment comes out repeatedly positive the concept becomes a theory, if the theory has been extensively tested and proven to be true it becomes a law.
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In performance an experiment a scientist or science student needs to take note of control experiment. In control experiment the scientist makes sure that during the organism or object being observed is not deprived of rge particular factor being investigated
Branches of biology Biology is basically grouped into two main branches these are; Zoology : Zoology deals with the study of animals they feature their way of living etc Botany: botany deals with the study of plants the feature how they reproduce feed and so on
Other branches include; Ecology : ecology involves the study of plants and animals (living things) in relation to their environment Morphology ; morphology involves the study of external features of plants and animals.
Anatomy: This is another branch of biology which involves the study of internal structure of plants and animals Genetics ; this is the scientific study of heredity and variation in living things Physiology: physiology involves the study of how plants and animals function
The processes or motheod of science involves the sequence of making enquries about object or things under study in science. Students sciences have to learn to make clear, systematic and accurate account of their scientific investigation
Science has been put into many good use for the benefit of man the usefulness of science finds application in: Madcine: science has contributed greatly to the manufacture of vaccines and drugs that are used toady to cure various disease of man
Manufacturing industries :various raw materials have been combined to manufacture many finished products commonly used by man Construction :roads, railway airports have been designed and constructed as a result of the knowledge derived from science.
Engineering : ship building skyscraper, bridges, roads etc have been designed and constructed due to the knowledge acquired from science Agriculture : new breeds of animals and varieties of crops including fertilizer have been developed and these helped to increase food productions
Technology : science has helped in development of computer that have enhanced the efficiency of mankind in their activities Communication : television telephone telex fax machine has been develop with the aid of science which now makes communication among countries to be possible
Transportation ; Aero plane, ships, rockets etc have been built due to the knowledge of science and these have made movement of people and goods within and across nation possible