Why Study Biology?
Learning Objective
I can explain why studying biology is important.
Key Concepts
Biology is the study of all living things, including the origin of life, how bodies work, and how plants reproduce.
Studying biology helps us understand our human needs, like healthy lifestyles and how to develop medicine to recover from illness and injury.
A major challenge for biology majors is that many of the big questions in biology often result in more questions than answers.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 9 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. According to the video, what is the central goal shared by people interested in biology?
2. Name three subfields of biology mentioned in the video and briefly describe what each studies.
3. The video mentions that biology majors learn about homeostasis. What is homeostasis?
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