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Biology: Core Framework
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Biology is the branch of natural science concerned with living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, development, reproduction, heredity, evolution, distribution and interactions with the environment.
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The term science derives from the Latin scientia, meaning knowledge.
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Natural sciences broadly include:
- Physical sciences
- Earth and space sciences
- Life sciences, including biology
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Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus independently used the term biology in its modern sense in 1802.
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Biology has expanded into numerous specialised branches based on:
- the organism studied;
- the level of biological organisation;
- the biological process investigated;
- the environment or relationship studied;
- the practical application of biological knowledge.