Biology

The study of life and the processes thereof.  Some general principles as to how living things work are studied in [[Biochemistry]] and [[Genetics]].  To find out more about specific organisms we investigate their [[Anatomy]], [[Physiology]], and [[Ontogeny]].  To find out about how organisms relate we investigate their [[Ecology]].

One of the central concepts in biology is the principle of [[Theory of Evolution|Evolution]].  The descent of an organism is called its [[Phylogeny]]; these are studied using all sorts of evidence, including of course the study of ancient life, [[Palaeontology]].

The classification of living things is called [[taxonomy]], and ideally should reflect the evolutionary trees of the different creatures. One of the oldest is [[Linnaen taxonomy]]. Others include [[phenetics]], [[cladistics]], or [[evolutionary taxonomy]].