Biology as an independent scientific discipline

 

Biology as an independent scientific discipline

Biology is one of the interesting subjects of science as it is directly related to our day-to-day our life. The main difference between biology and other subjects of science that biology is not limited to laboratory only. It goes beyond labs in to forest, ocean, like, etc, i.e. it is bring us closure to the nature. Following are the few example of interesting facts which helps us developing interest in biology as subject.

0     Did you ever wonder why the colour of our blood is red? The answer is the iron present  in our blood forms a ring of atoms called porphyrin, the shape of this structure produces the red colour.

01  Human bone is an excellent example of a perfect architecture. The femur that supports the weight of our body during walking is more powerful when compared to a solid concrete of the same weight.

02  What’s the largest organ of the human body ? Quite surprising but the answer is your skin.

03  The relation between your thumb and your nose is –the length of your thumb is equal to the length of your nose.

04  Every nucleus in the human body has DNA of  6  feet long.

05  Magneto reception is a type of magnetic compass present in some migratory birds that help them navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field.

06  Curious to know how dolphin sleep Then, here you go, dolphin sleep half awake. They keep one eye open while they consciously breath and float on the water surface.

07  The Ostrich egg is the biggest in the world. It equal to the volume of as much as 30 chicken eggs.

08  The life of an eyelash is no more than 5 month.

09  What is the largest flower in the world? Rafflesia Arnoldii, It can grow as big as an umbrella.

10  Now, that you know about the world’s largest flower, you must also know about the world’s smallest flowering plant, Wolffia. One full bouquet of its flowers fits on the head of a push pain.

11  Armadillos spend about 80% of their life asleep. Did you know?

01  How do ants eat? Wants to know? Ants cannot to chew their food,  they move their jaws sideways like scissors to extract the juices from the food.

02  In seahorses the male gives birth to a young one.

03  Do you know human’s nose and ears?  They do not stop growing.