Classwork Series and Exercises {Biology- SS1}: Biology as an Inquiry in Science

 

Biology as an Inquiry in Science

Science can be defined as the systematic process of making enquiries about living things and non-living things in our environment.

Biology is coined from two Greek words; ‘Bio’ meaning life and ‘Logos’ meaning study. Biology can simply be defined as the study of life or the study of plants and animals. It is also the scientific study of life or living matter in all its forms and processes.

Branches of Biology

These include;

Zoology: It is the study of animals

Botany:  It is the study of plants.

Others branches include;

Ecology: It involves the study of plants and animals in relation to their environment.

Morphology: It involves the study of external features of plants and animals

Anatomy: It involves the study of internal structures of plants and animals .

Genetics: It is the scientific study of heredity and variation in living things.

Physiology: It involves the study of how plants and animals function.

Process or Methods of Science

It involves sequences of making enquires about an object or things under study in science. Scientific methods of science include;

Observation	Hypothesis	Classification	Experiment
Inferences	Measurement	Conclusion	Theory or Law

 

Usefulness of Science

Science has played a vital role in the areas listed below;

 i.      Manufacturing

ii.      Industries  

iii.     Communication 

iv.     Engineering

v.      Agriculture

vi.     Technology

vii.    Communication

viii.   Transportation

Tests and Exercises

1.Biology is joined from two Latin words which are; (a) Bio and logos (b) Bio and log (c) bio and lag (d) Log and bio. Answer: Bio and logos.

2.The study of plants and animal in relation to their environments is known as (a) Ecology (b) genetics (c) physiology (d) Anatomy. Answer: Ecology

3.The study of animal is called ……… (a) Zoology (b) Anatomy (c) Genetic (d) biochemistry. Answer: Zoology

4.Science is useful in the area of the following except (a) medicine (b) Agriculture (c) accounting (d) transportation. Answer: Accounting.

5.The following are scientific methods except (a) Conclusion (b) Theory   (c) Inference (d) Humanities. Answer: Humanities

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