What is the difference between studying Environmental science and Biology?

1 Answer
Dec 8, 2015

Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field that can involve Biology

Explanation:

On one hand, Biology is a specific field that concerns the study of living organisms, their structure, growth, ... For example : evolution, anatomy, ...

On the other hand, Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field. Environmental science uses knowledge in physics, chemistry, geology, biology, oceanography and many other fields to try to solve environmental problems. To summarize, the questions asked in environmental sciences cannot be completely answered by only one field of research. For example : climate change, pollution, ...