60+ Biology Jokes for Science Students (LOL)

If you work in a lab, you already know science jokes are hilarious. Here are some biology jokes to tell your colleagues the next time you see them:

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If you work in a lab, you already know science jokes are hilarious. You can’t spend all your time working. You need to relax and laugh a little, too. Here are some biology jokes to tell your colleagues the next time you see them:

The Best Biology Jokes

Life is funnier with jokes and puns. Here are some hilarious biology jokes:

  1. Why did the biologist break up with the physicist? They had no chemistry.
  2. Where do hippos go to university? Hippocampus.
  3. Why are men sexier than women? You can’t spell sexy without xy.
  4. What did one cell say to his sister cell when she stepped on his toe? Mitosis!
  5. What do you call it when your Biology grade is close to an F? Biodegraded.
  6. Why was the amoeba sad? His parents just split.
  7. Why did the bacteria cross the microscope? To get to the other slide.
  8. Why was the mushroom so popular? He was a real fungi.
  9. What did the femur say to the patella? I kneed you.
  10. Why wouldn’t the scientist go into the haunted house? He was too petrified.
  11. Why didn’t anyone want the biologist’s new book? It was a hard cell.
  12. What does a biologist tell you when you have to give blood? B positive!
  13. What do you call an organic compound with an attitude? A-mean-o acid.
  14. How did the English major define microtome on his biology exam? As an itsy bitsy book.
  15. How many biologists does it take to change a light bulb? Four. One to change it, and three to write the environmental-impact statement.

Hilarious Biology Jokes

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You don’t have to search any further to find some great science jokes. Here are the funniest biology jokes on the internet:

  1. A male frog calls the psychic hotline. He is told, “You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you.”
    The frog is thrilled. “This is great,” he says. “Will I meet her in a bar?”
    “No,” says the psychic. “In her biology class.”
  2. What do you call the leader of a biology gang? The nucleus.
  3. A couple of biologists had twins… They named one Jessica and the other Control.
  4. Why do biologists like to travel? It makes them more cultured.
  5. What do hipster biologists wear? Skinny genes.
  6. Why did the scuba diver fail biology? He was below “C” level.
  7. I made a DNA joke in my biology class but no one laughed… Guess my thymine was off.
  8. What’s the difference between a dog and a marine biologist? One wags a tail and the other tags a whale.
  9. Did you hear about the famous microbiologist who traveled to 30 different countries and learned to speak six languages? He was a man of many cultures.
  10. How does Juliet maintain a constant body temperature? Romeostasis.
  11. Y’all want to hear a potassium joke? K.
  12. Why can’t a plant be on the dark side of the Force? Because it can’t make food without the light!
  13. Why did the woman break up with the biologist? He was too cell-fish.
  14. Teacher: “What is the definition of a protein?”
    Student: “A protein is something that is made up of mean old acids.”
  15. If H2O is the formula for water, what is the formula for ice? H2O cubed.

Funny Biology Jokes And Puns

You’re going to laugh out loud at these hilarious biology jokes. Make sure to share them in the lab!

  1. Did you just mutate for a stop codon? Because you’re talking nonsense!
  2. What do football players wear on their heads? Helminth.
  3. What’s the tiniest virus in the world? Smallpox.
  4. Today in biology class we were dissecting an eye. I kept thinking of jokes but they were getting cornea and cornea.
  5. We just hired a new molecular biologist. Wow, isn’t she small?
  6. One flower looks at the other and says, “You hungry?”
    The second flower responded, “I could use a light snack.”
  7. Biology professor: “Hello, class. Today we will be learning about the liver and the pancreas.”
    Biology student: “Ugh, I hate organ recitals.”
  8. How does a marine biologist end a conversation? Sea you later!
  9. Why do biologists look forward to casual Fridays? They’re allowed to wear genes to work.
  10. What do biologists post on Instagram? Cell-fies.

Biology Jokes Only Biologists Will Appreciate

Share these biology jokes with your friends, family, and coworkers today! That way, they’ll know you have an excellent sense of humor.

  1. What did the male stamen say to the female pistil? “I like your ‘style.’”
  2. What do you call a cab that provides drug therapy? Chemotaxis.
  3. Why did the biologist not water all of the plants? Because they couldn’t find the thyme!
  4. What did Cinderella say while reading a biology textbook? “I hate mitosis.”
  5. I wish I was adenine… Then I could get paired with U.
  6. What did the conservative biologist say? “The only cleavage I want to see is at the cellular level.”
  7. What did the endoplasmic reticulum say to the Golgi? “I like your body,” it said. Golgi replied, “It’s complex.”
  8. What is the fastest way to determine the sex of a chromosome? Pull down its genes!
  9. Why aren’t students allowed in the biology teachers’ lounge? It’s for staph only.
  10. What did the avid recyclers name their triplets? Polly, Ethel, and Ian.

More Of The Best Biology Puns

Here are some more amazing biology puns you can share with all your friends

  1. How did the herpetologist know he would be married soon? He caught the garter snake.
  2. What did the biologist wear on his first date with the pretty girl? Designer genes.
  3. What is blood’s message to the world? B positive.
  4. What would you call the scientific study of real estate? Homology.
  5. Biology is the only science in which multiplication is the same thing as division.
  6. What did Gregor Mendel say when he founded genetics? “Woopea!”
  7. Did you just mutate for a stop codon? Because you’re talking nonsense!
  8. Baby, I wish I were DNA helicase so I could unzip your genes.
  9. A fellow accidentally ingested some alpha-L-glucose and discovered that he had no ill effect. Apparently he was ambidextrose.
  10. Where did the viruses go? They flu away.
  11. Girl, you’re so hot you denature my proteins.

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January Nelson

January Nelson

January Nelson is a writer, editor, and dreamer. She writes about astrology, games, love, relationships, and entertainment. January graduated with an English and Literature degree from Columbia University.