GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GEOBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Comes from the Greek word for “life".
A
Bio
B
Geo
C
Hydro
D
Atmo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term biology is derived from the Greek word (bios) = life, and (logia) = study of. Therefore, Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, there are three Greek words for life used in the New Testament: bios, psuche, and zoe. These words have different meanings, but they’re all translated into English as life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bio in biology comes from the Greek bios, which means “one’s life, course or way of living, lifetime”-in the sense of biography. This term is contrasted in Greek to zoe, which refers to “animal life” or “organic life”, and is the root of zoology.

Detailed explanation-4: -The distinction entails the view that zoe refers to a biological and cyclical life while bios refers to a life which can form a biography, shaped by the unique capacities of humans for action and speech.

Detailed explanation-5: -Noun. • (zōḗ) f (genitive ); first declension. a living, property. life.

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