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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why was it called biology?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

bio- or bi- pref. 1. Life; living organism: biome. 2. Biology; biological: biophysics. [Greek, from bios, life; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] logy or -ology suff. 1. Discourse; expression: phraseology. 2. Science; theory; study: dermatology; sexology. So meaning 1 of bio + meaning 2 of logy = Study of life and living organisms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep^

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