
The science and study of life and of plant, animal, and other types of organisms. The science of life and living organisms, biology studies the form, structure, function, growth and development, behavior and interaction of all living things. Biologists study the characteristics of life forms, such as their cellular organization and development, how they respond to stimulation, the chemical processes of their growth and production of energy ( metabolism) and how they reproduce. But the underlying question all biologists try to answer is, What is life?