Biological phenomena are commonplace and unusual observations which are the subject matter of the science of biology and are explained by it and shed light on its principles. // What is science? There are different theories of what science is. ... Main articles: Life All organisms (viruses not included) consist of cells, which in turn, are based on a common carbon-based biochemistry. ...
Speciation refers to the appearance of a new species of life on earth, particularly as seen in the fossil record. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of taxons. ... A Nepenthes in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau A carnivorous plant is a plant that derives some or most of its nutrients (but not energy) by trapping and consuming animals, especially insects and other arthropods. ... Mutations are permanent, sometimes transmissible (if the change is to a germ cell) changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA) of a cell. ...