Question

Define biology. Write the importance of biology in our daily life.

Answer 1

Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of living organisms including their structure, evolution, growth, and environment.
Biology is important in our daily life in the following ways:

1. Food – Study of various food components helps in understanding a balanced diet and its significance. We get food directly or indirectly through agriculture, which is helped by the studies of different branches of Biology.
2. Health – Biology helps us to understand the structure and functions of our various body parts as well as the various diseases that we suffer from and their cure.
3. Agriculture – Biology helps us to increase the overall agricultural production by providing knowledge about new methods of farming, improved seed varieties, and crop protection against many diseases.
4.  Clothes – Materials for making clothes like wool, fur, and silk are obtained from animals whereas cotton is obtained from plants. Biology deals with these animals and plants.
5.  Industry – Many industries are based on animal and plant products like leather, horn, shells, honey, wax, pearl, wood, rubber, etc. Increased manufacture of these products can be achieved using the knowledge of Biology.
6. Human Diseases – Many animals cause and transmit diseases. Also many animals are used for testing new drugs before use on humans. The tremendous advances in human physiology, medicine, and surgery have come from the study of zoology.
7. Aesthetic value – We keep many animals like birds, fishes, and butterflies for entertainment and hobby. Visiting gardens and parks also gives us aesthetic pleasure. Biology helps in the study of these animals and plants to provide us better aesthetic value.
8.  Improvement of domestic animals – Raising improved breeds of domestic animals gives better yields and this is made possible by zoology and genetics.
9. Space research – Biology helps in man’s quest of knowing about extra terrestrial life