65 Funny Biology Jokes
Biology – the study of life and a barrel of laughs! With a love for puns and all things cheesy (not just the bacteria cultures), I’m sharing some of our favorite and funniest jokes with you.
And if you’ve got a joke to add, I’d love to hear it in the comments below. Keep the biology banter going!
Biology puns
Who doesn’t love a good pun, especially when it’s about biology? This list is teeming with witty (and corny) biology puns.
- Why wouldn’t the scientist go into the haunted house? He was too petrified
- Why didn’t anyone want the biologist’s new book? It was a hard cell.
- What does a biologist tell you when you have to give blood? B positive.
- Why did the biologist break up with the physicist after the first date? They had no chemistry
- What did the brother cell say to his sister cell when he ran into the table? Mitosis
- Why do bacteria like to travel? It makes them more cultured.
- What do hipster biologists wear? Skinny genes.
- Why did the scuba diver fail biology? He was below C level.
- What do you call a cab that provides drug therapy? Chemotaxis. (Fun fact – Chemotaxis is how small organisms like cells and bacteria move in response to chemicals they sense in their surroundings. It’s like their built-in navigation system guided by chemical signals.)
- Did you hear about the microbiologist who traveled to 15 different countries and learned to speak seven languages? He was a man of many cultures.
- What do you get when you mix picture day with writing a biology essay? photos-and-thesis
- How do you pass a biology test on excretion? Process of elimination.
- When a plant is sad, what do other plants do? Photosympathize
- My Biology teacher told me ants are female The males are called uncles
- How does a marine biologist end a conversation? Sea you later!
- Why do biologists look forward to casual Fridays? They’re allowed to wear genes to work.
- What’s the opposite of Nutrition? Old-trition.
- Why was the biology teacher so popular at school? He was a fungi.
- What was the name of the leader of the group of holy biologists? Saint Nucleus.
- Why did the biologist get booed off the stage during American Idol? He was caught Lipidsynching
Funny Biology Jokes
From genetics to evolution, there’s a joke for every biology topic under the sun! Dive deep into this list; I promise you’ll come out with a chuckle or two.
- What’s was the pirate favorite amino acid? Arrrrrrr-ginine.
- What musical instrument do biologists play? Organs
- What do biologists wear when they play hockey? Helminths.
- Why was the girl worried about biology class? She has a Nervous System.
- Why was the amoeba sad? His parents just split.
- Why did the woman break up with the biologist? He was too cell-fish.
- Where did the viruses go? They flu away.
- What do you call it when your Biology grade is close to an F? Biodegraded.
- Why do biologists look forward to casual Fridays? They’re allowed to wear genes to work.
- What do biologists post on Instagram? Cell-fies.
- Why aren’t students allowed in the biology teachers’ lounge? It’s for staph only.
- What do you call an organic compound with an attitude? A-mean-o acid.
- How does Juliet maintain a constant body temperature? Romeostasis.
- Do you want to hear a potassium joke? K.
- I made a DNA joke in my biology class but no one laughed. Guess my thymine was off.
- What’s the difference between a dog and a marine biologist? One wags a tail and the other tags a whale.
- What did the femur say to the patella? I kneed you.
- I passed my Algebra test today but failed my Biology exam. The aftermath was really difficult.
- I walked into the biology lab and saw my lab partner dissecting an insect. His fly was open.
- What did the biology student say when the advisor asked if anyone wanted to be a mortician? Over my dead body!
- I told my dad I couldn’t believe I’d failed my biology exam. He said, I’m your mum.
- What do you call the leader of a biology gang? The nucleus.
- A couple of biologists had twins. They named one Jessica and the other Control.
- What’s the tiniest virus in the world? Smallpox.
- Today in biology class we were dissecting an eye. I kept thinking of jokes but they were getting cornea and cornea.
A few more of the funniest biology jokes
- Is there a big difference between male and female anatomy? Yes, a vas deferens.
- Why did the bacteria cross the microscope? To get to the other slide.
- What do you call a place of worship made out of amino acids? A cysteine chapel.
- What do you call the union of a sheep and a ram? A zygoat.
- Why couldn’t the plants escape prison? Because their cells were surrounded by walls.
- What did one tree say to the other? I’m lichen your vibe.
- What did the male stamen say to the female pistil? I like your style. (Fun fact. The pistil, found in the flower’s center, consists of three parts: stigma, style, and ovary.)
- What is the easiest way to determine the sex of a chromosome? Pull down its genes!
- What did the cautious biologist say? The only cleavage I want to see is at the cellular level. (Fun fact – After fertilization, cleavage divides a large egg cell into many smaller cells called blastomeres.)
- What kind of pants do molecular biologists wear? Designer genes.
- What did one scientist say to the other when he heard his hypothesis? You can’t be cereus?
- Why was the periodic table so good at sneaking?It had the element of surprise.
- “Are you hungry?” the flower asked its friend. The reply came, “Yeah, I could go for a light snack.
- What does a biologist do in their spare time? Go fission.
- What’s a French biologist’s favorite cheese? Em-Brie-oh
- What do other plants do when another plant is sad? They photosymphatize
- I don’t think I need a spine. It’s holding me back.
- What did one brain say to another? I lobe you.
- What did the Italian marine Biologist say when asked to identify an eel? That’s a moray.
- If you’ve ever wondered how biologists contact each other? They use their cell phones.
Final thoughts
Well, there you have it! A fun little collection of biology humor to brighten your day. Science can be fun and funny. And if you’ve got a joke to add, I’d love to hear it in the comments below. Keep the biology banter going!
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