Biology - The Study of Life

Biological Vocabulary of Kingdom Animalia - Taxonomy

^{The English word Biology  is made up of two Greek words:}

^{from the Greek word (life)}

^{from the Greek word (mind or intellect)}

^{All scientific words ending in -logy represent the concept} 

^{of using the mind or intellect to study a particular subject,} 

^{in this case ("bio" or life). Thus, Biology is the "study of life."}