Overview
Biology is the study of life. Biology encompasses a broad spectrum of academic fields that are often viewed as independent disciplines. However, together they address phenomena related to living organisms (biological phenomena) over a wide range of scales, from biophysics to ecology. It is concerned with the characteristics, classification, and behaviors of organisms, how species come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and with the natural environment. There are however unifying features. All biological phenomena are subject to the same laws that other branches of science obey, such as the laws of thermodynamics and conservation of mass. The continued existence of any biological organism is always dependant on acquiring sufficient energy to overcome deleterious entropic effects.

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