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Featured articles
Former featured articles
A-class articles
Good articles
Delisted good articles
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C-class articles
Start-class articles
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Total 1,484 articles.
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Biology and health sciences
[edit]This section contains 1484 articles.
Biology and health sciences: General
[edit]This section contains 43 articles.
Basics[edit]This section contains 14 articles. |
Evolution[edit]This section contains 14 articles. |
Genetics and taxonomy[edit]This section contains 15 articles.
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Anatomy and morphology
[edit]This section contains 125 articles.
Basics
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Animal
[edit]This section contains 98 articles.
Animal: General[edit]This section contains 10 articles. Circulatory system[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Digestive system[edit]This section contains 8 articles. Muscular system[edit]This section contains 4 articles. |
Nervous system[edit]This section contains 26 articles.
Integumentary system[edit]This section contains 9 articles. |
Reproductive system[edit]This section contains 11 articles. Respiratory system[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Skeletal system[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Urinary system[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Tissues[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
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Plant
[edit]This section contains 20 articles.
Plant: General[edit]This section contains 12 articles. |
Plant stem[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Plant tissues[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
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Fungus
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Biochemistry and molecular biology
[edit]This section contains 43 articles.
Biological processes and physiology
[edit]This section contains 49 articles.
Basics[edit]This section contains 12 articles.
Biological reproduction[edit]This section contains 8 articles. |
Animal reproduction[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Plant reproduction[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Development[edit]This section contains 2 articles. |
Animal ontogeny[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
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Botany
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Cell biology
[edit]This section contains 36 articles.
Cell biology: General[edit]This section contains 1 article. Cell processes[edit]This section contains 10 articles. |
Cellular division[edit]This section contains 5 articles. Organelles and other cell parts[edit]This section contains 16 articles.
Plant cells[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
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Ecology
[edit]This section contains 17 articles.
Zoology
[edit]This section contains 18 articles.
Zoology: General
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Ethology
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Organisms
[edit]This section contains 867 articles.
Animals
[edit]This section contains 562 articles.
General classification
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Cnidarians
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Echinoderms
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Mollusks
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Porifera
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Arthropods
[edit]This section contains 86 articles.
Arachnids
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Crustaceans
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Insects and other hexapods
[edit]This section contains 61 articles.
Beetles (Coleoptera)
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Flies (Diptera)
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Fly
Common fruit fly
Black fly
Botfly
Crane fly
Calliphoridae
Tabanidae
Housefly
Mosquito
Tsetse fly
Hemiptera (true bugs)
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Hymenoptera
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Lepidoptera
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Lepidoptera
Butterfly
Bombyx mori
Geometer moth
Lymantria dispar dispar
Moth
Pieris brassicae
Swallowtail butterfly
Odonata
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Orthoptera
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Arthropoda, others
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Myriapoda
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Chelicerata
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Invertebrates, others
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Ecdysozoa
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Lophotrochozoa
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Platyzoa
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Vertebrates
[edit]This section contains 428 articles.
Vertebrates, general classification
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Agnatha
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Fishes
[edit]This section contains 86 articles.
Fish (Level 3)
Coral reef fish
Deep-sea fish
Chondrichthyes
Acanthodii
Osteichthyes
Placoderm
Anglerfish
Arapaima
Chimaera
Eel
Electric eel
Flying fish
Milkfish
Northern pike
Oarfish
Mullet
Ophidiiformes
Scorpaeniformes
Stickleback
Batoidea
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Acanthomorpha
[edit]This section contains 30 articles.
Perciformes
Barracuda
Cichlid
Cyprinodontiformes
Flatfish
- Gadidae
Gobioidei
Mackerel
Marlin
Mahi-mahi
Serranidae
Seahorse
Siamese fighting fish
Swordfish
Perch
Remora
- Tetraodontiformes
Tuna
Wrasse
Characiformes
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Chondrosteans
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Clupeiformes
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Cypriniformes
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Osmeriformes
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Salmoniformes
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Sharks
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Siluriformes
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Amphibians
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Reptiles
[edit]This section contains 47 articles.
Dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Birds
[edit]This section contains 115 articles.
General articles
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Accipitriformes and Falconiformes
[edit]This section contains 9 articles.
Anseriformes
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Apodiformes
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Caprimulgiformes
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Charadriiformes
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Columbiformes
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Coraciiformes
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Cuculiformes
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Galliformes
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Galliformes
Chicken (Level 3)
Grouse
Guinea fowl
Peafowl
Common pheasant
Common quail
Domestic turkey
Gaviiformes
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Gruiformes
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Passerines
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Corvoidea
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Passerida
[edit]This section contains 22 articles.
Bulbul
Cardinalidae
Finch
Icterid
Lark
Mockingbird
New World warbler
Old World flycatcher
Ploceidae
Old World sparrow
Starling
Sunbird
Swallow
Tit
Thrush
Wren
Tyranni
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Pelecanimorphae
[edit]This section contains 9 articles.
Phoenicopteriformes
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Piciformes
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Procellariiformes
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Psittaciformes
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Ratites
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Sphenisciformes
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Strigiformes
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Tinamiformes
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Trogoniformes
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Mammals
[edit]This section contains 163 articles.
Bats
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Carnivora
[edit]This section contains 36 articles.
Cetaceans
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Erinaceids
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Artiodactyla
[edit]This section contains 38 articles.
Artiodactyl
Ruminant
Alpaca
Bovidae
Camel
Deer
Llama
Giraffe
Guanaco
Hippopotamus
Peccary
Pronghorn
Sus (genus)
Vicuña
Lagomorphs
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Marsupials
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Monotremes
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Perissodactyla
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Pilosa
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Pinnipeds
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Primates
[edit]This section contains 22 articles.
Proboscidea
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Rodents
[edit]This section contains 15 articles.
Rodent (Level 3)
Capybara
Nutria
Beaver
Dormouse
Guinea pig
Hamster
Marmot
Mouse
Muridae
Muskrat
Porcupine
Rat
Squirrel
Soricomorpha
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Animal breeds and hybrids
[edit]This section contains 17 articles.
Cats
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Cattle
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Dogs
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Horses
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Hybrids
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Sheep
[edit]This section contains 1 article.
Plants
[edit]This section contains 261 articles.
Non-flowering plants
[edit]This section contains 25 articles.
Green algae
[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
Bryophytes
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Pteridophytes
[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
Gymnosperms
[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
Pinophyta (conifers) (10 articles)
Flowering plants
[edit]This section contains 235 articles.
Magnoliids
[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
Monocots
[edit]This section contains 59 articles.
Monocotyledon
- Alismatales
Arecaceae
- Asparagales
Pontederia crassipes
Yam
- Liliales
- Pandanales
- Zingiberales
Poales
[edit]This section contains 20 articles.
Eudicots
[edit]This section contains 170 articles.
Apiales
[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
Asterales
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Brassicales
[edit]This section contains 18 articles.
Caryophyllales
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Cucurbitales
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Ericales
[edit]This section contains 12 articles.
Fabales
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Fagales
[edit]This section contains 9 articles.
Lamiales
[edit]This section contains 11 articles.
Malpighiales
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Myrtales
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Rosales
[edit]This section contains 20 articles.
Sapindales
[edit]This section contains 12 articles.
Solanales
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Others
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Cornus
- Gentianales
Malvaceae
- Proteales
Blackcurrant
Grape
Fungi
[edit]This section contains 15 articles.
Edible fungi
[edit]This section contains 6 articles.
Poisonous fungi
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Other organisms
[edit]This section contains 29 articles.
Health, medicine and disease
[edit]This section contains 283 articles.
Health and fitness
[edit]This section contains 26 articles.
Drugs and pharmacology
[edit]This section contains 35 articles.
Medicine
[edit]This section contains 86 articles. See also "Biology" for e.g. anatomy
General concepts[edit]This section contains 11 articles. Human anatomy[edit]This section contains 13 articles. Dentistry[edit]This section contains 5 articles. |
Fields of medicine[edit]This section contains 25 articles. |
Alternative and traditional medicine[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Medical procedures[edit]This section contains 25 articles.
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Morbidity
[edit]This section contains 136 articles.