What Do Biologists Study

One may wonder why there are innumberable varieties of life form we have not yet ascertained the role of everyone of them. But definitely, they are not without any use to the living system that the earth supports. Biologists are busy to find out the characteristics of all these varied form of life and their role and utility. There are various aspects of study which required specialised knowledge to establised their characteristics accordingly various branches of biology have emerged. Each branch deal which specialised aspects of study. All these aspects again can be divided into two broad aspects, viz, fundamental aspects and applied aspects. 

                                                  Every branch of science has to aspects, pure and applied. Pure science deals with understanding of various phenomena. It is not involved in the wellfare of man kind. Applied science is the application of the phenomena studied under pure science for the well fare of man kind. Though here is lot of criticism in spending huge some of money for studying pure science yet applied science is not possible without pure science. The branches of biology which deals with agriculture, sericulture, pisciculture, silviculture, pharmacology, horticulture, dairy etc are the areas of applied biology. Successful application of the knowledge of biology for economic purposes depends upon the fundamental knowledge of the subjects. Basic science is the foundation on which applied sciences grow. 

By R.C. Sharma.....