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Biology as a separate [[science]] was developed in the nineteenth century, as scientists discovered that organisms shared fundamental characteristics.  Biology is now a standard subject of instruction at schools and universities around the world, and over a million papers are published annually in a wide array of biology and medicine [[Academic journal|journals]]. Biology: A Functional Approach. Thomas Nelson and Sons ISBN 978-0174480358

Biology as a separate [[science]] was developed in the nineteenth century, as scientists discovered that organisms shared fundamental characteristics.  Biology is now a standard subject of instruction at schools and universities around the world, and over a million papers are published annually in a wide array of biology and medicine [[Academic journal|journals]]. Biology: A Functional Approach. Thomas Nelson and Sons ISBN 978-0174480358

 

Most biological sciences are specialized disciplines. Traditionally, they are grouped by the type of organism being studied: [[botany]], the study of plants; [[zoology]], the study of animals; and [[microbiology]], the study of microorganisms.  The fields within biology are further divided based on the scale at which organisms are studied and the methods used to study them:  [[biochemistry]] examines the fundamental chemistry of life; [[molecular biology]] studies the complex interactions of systems of biological molecules; [[cellular biology]] examines the basic building block of all life, the [[cell (biology)|cell]];  [[physiology]] examines the physical and chemical functions of the tissues and organ systems of an organism; and [[ecology]] examines how various organisms and their environment interrelate.

Most biological sciences are specialized disciplines. Traditionally, they are grouped by the type of organism being studied: [[botany]], the study of plants; [[zoology]], the study of animals; and [[microbiology]], the study of microorganisms.  The fields within biology are further divided based on the scale at which organisms are studied and the methods used to study them:  [[biochemistry]] examines the fundamental chemistry of life; [[molecular biology]] studies the complex interactions of systems of biological molecules; [[cellular biology]] examines the basic building block of all life, the [[cell (biology)|cell]];  [[physiology]] examines the physical and chemical functions of the tissues and organ systems of an organism; and [[ecology]] examines how various organisms and their environment interrelate.