Question

is biology seriously important???

Answer 1

Okay. I know that mine is more a philosophical answer than what you may have been expecting. But it is true that all organisms in the biosphere are intricately connected and we humans-though we go to school and get degrees and build skyscrapers and walk on the moon and do all of these great things, are, biologically, not different from any other organism on the planet.

So whether you are a bacterium; a mushroom; a fish, bird, or snake; a Labrador retriever, giant redwood tree, or humpback whale; or a human, all living organisms have the following things in common:

1. They are made of cells and those cells are highly organized into tissues, organs, and organ systems.

2. They use energy [Plants (producers) make chemical energy from sunlight while animals (primary consumers) obtain energy from eating plants and higher animals (secondary consumers) obtain energy from eating those animals.]

3. They strive to maintain a stable internal environment. [We call it homeostasis.]

4. They reproduce.

5. They have genes and are able to transmit those genes (and ultimately their characteristics) to subsequent generations. [We call that process heredity.]

Getting back to my first year students: It is my hope that sharing all of these things will instill within them (and within you) at least some semblance of appreciation for the totality of the natural world and their places (and your place) within it.

And, that, my friend, is why we study biology.

Answer 2

yes if I want to choose it as ur main sub it's important but if u r in smaller classes u have to study it ........ seriously I hate bio but I HV to study it