· Biology (gr. Bios – life, logos – discourse or science) · Aristotle (384 – 322 BC) – Father of Biology · Botany (Phytology) (Gr. Botane – shrub) – Study related to plants. · Theophrastus (370 – 285 BC) – Father of Botany. Described 480 kinds of plants in 'Historia Plantarum' · Lamark in France and Treviranus in Germany independently corned the term Biology. Various Branches of Biology are mentioned below: Branches Study of the Actinobilogy or Radiobiology Effects of radiation on Organisms Agronomy Management of farms, Cultivation of field crops Argostology Grasses Algology (Phycology) Algae Anatomy The internal structure of plant parts Anthology Flowers Arbariculture Cultivation of ornamental trees and shrubs Autecology Ecology of an individual species and its population Bacteriology Bacteria Biochemistry or Phytochemistry Chemical Constituting the body of an organism and che...