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This page could use examples of each sub-topic and could possibly link to more pages.
Biology is one of the six primary topics of the Encyclopedia Mysenvaria. Biology is a diverse scientific branch which focuses on the research of organisms. Biology is an umbrella branch, containing other studies like biogeography, bioastronomy, genetics, sociobiology, and more.
Whilst biology is a scientific branch it is separated as its own topic in the Encyclopedia. Articles in the biology topic aim to document organisms and afflictions from across the Plane. Broader biology articles, like those on phenomena like sophonts or those on models like body plans, are classified under the science topic.
Disease
Diseases are ailments, afflictions, or otherwise abnormal conditions which arise in organisms and impact the normal function of the body or mind. Diseases can range from simple bacterial infections to complex parasitic relationships. The study of diseases is often considered part of medical biology, with the objective of understanding ways to combat these ailments.
Taxa
Taxon are groups of populations of conceptually related organisms, classified either through evolutionary or criterial classification systems. Classification of organisms usually takes into account their biohistory and conceptual relevance to one another. A taxon is usually referred to as a family when it contains species.
Taxa link together in a way that is often described as a tree. The base of this tree is often considered to be the plant taxon. The List of Evolutionary Taxa by Hierarchal Order page serves as a great jumping point to explore the evolutionary tree of the Plane.
Species
Species are more specific taxon that include populations of highly related organisms. Populations of organisms may evolve genetically to create new species, but historically a majority of species were created by the Gods amidst the God-War. Species each have uniquely interesting behaviors and interactions with one another and the world that create the different biomes of the Plane.