Biotics

/baɪˈɒt.ɪks/ noun

Definition

The study of living organisms and their life processes; the biological science of life.

Etymology

From Greek biotikos (relating to life) + -ics (study of). This term encompasses the broader study of how organisms function and interact.

Kelly Says

Biotics is the umbrella field that includes ecology, physiology, genetics, and every other way we study life—basically, it's all the -ologies that study living things!

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