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INTRODUCTION OF BIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION OF BIOLOGY
- The term biology was first used in 1802 by Lamark and Treviranus.
- Term biology was from greek word.
- (Bios- life, logos- Study)
- Study of life.
- Biology is the story of life on earth.
- The science which deals with the study of different aspects of living being like- structure, activities, intraction, evolution etc, is called biology.
- There are two major branch of biology-
- 1. Zoology- study of animals.
- 2. Botany- Study of plants.
- Father of biology / zoology- Aristotle
- Father of botany - Theophrastus.
SOME IMPORTANT BRANCHES
- Anatomy - Study of internal structure after cutting.
- Morphology - Deals with total general structure and forms.
- Cytology - Study of cells and their organelles.
- Physiology - Study of body functions or deals with functions of various part within the organism.
- Ecology - Relationship between organism and environment.
- Taxonomy - Deals with classification of organisms.
- Cardiology - study of heart.
- Craniology - study of cartilage.
- Eugenics - Improvement of human race by applying law of heridity.
- Euthenics - Improvement of human race by improving environment.
- Euphenics - Improvement of human race by gene engeenring.
SOME IMPORTANT FATHERS
- Father of medicine - Hippocrates.
- Father of Biology, embryology,Zoology - Aristotle.
- Father of botany and ecology- Theophrastus .
- Father of anatomy - Andreas Vesalius.
- Father of plant anatomy - N. Grew.
- Father of plant physiology - Stephen Hales .
- Father of plant pathology - Debary.
- Father of cytology - Swanson
- Father of Taxonomy and nomenclature - Carolus linnaeus.
- Father of genetics - Gregar jhonn mendal
- Father of modern genetics - Batson
- Father of indian ecology - R. Mishra
- Father of Ayurveda - Charaka
- Father of bacteriology - Koch
- Father of microbiology - Pasture
- Father of Mycology - Micheli
SOME IMPORTANT FULL FORMS
- NEERI - National Environment Engineering Research Institute (Nagpur)
- ICBN - International Code for botanical nomenclature
- ICZN - International Code for Zoological Nomenclature
- GEAC - Genetic Engineering Approval Committee.
- INSA - Indian National Science Academy
- IUCN - International union for conservation of Nature and national resources.
- CNG - Compressed natural gas
- CPCB - Central Pollution Control board
- CDRI - Central Drug research institue (Lko.)
- GDP - gross domestic product.
- GPP - Gross primary productivity
- GNP - Gross national product.
- MTP - Medical Termination of pregnancy
- WHO - world health organisation.
- MMR - Maternal Mortality rate
- IARI - Indian agricultural research institute (new delhi)
- AIDS - Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome
- MOET - Multiple ovulation embryo transfer technology
- IRRI - International rice research institute (Philippines)
- GMO- Genetically modified organisms.
SOME IMPORTANT DAYS
- world environment day - 5 june.
- World health day - 7 april
- World anti-tobacco day - 31 may
- World AIDS day - 1 december
- World Tuberculosis day - 24 March
- World diabetes day - 14 november
- International day of yoga - 21 june
- National science day - 28 feb.
- World ozone day - 16 september.
- World doctor's day - 1 july
- International biodiversity day - 22 may.
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