Branches of Zoology Flashcards
Is the study of animal kingdom which includes the anatomy, physiology, evolution, characteristic, and classification of all living and extinct animals.
Zoology
Study of interaction between humans and other animals.
Anthrozoology
Anthrozoology is the sub-discipline of zoology that overlaps with?
Anthropology, Veterinary Medicine, Ethnology, and Zoology
A branch of zoology that deals with the study of spiders and related species known as arachnids.
Arachnology
Examples of Arachnids
Scorpions, Harvestman
Study of dead animals (faunal remains) that includes their bones, shells, and other body parts.
Archaeozoology
Archaeozoology is also known as?
Zooarchaeology
Study of mechanical systems that function like living organisms or parts of living organisms
Bionics
The concept of applying biological methods and systems found in nature to the study/design of engineering systems and modern technology
Bionics
A branch of zoology that deals with the study of marine mammals that include whales, dolphins, porpoise, etc.
Cetology
A branch of zoology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (also known as sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.
Embryology
The study of insects
Entomology
A branch of zoology that deals with animal behavior under their natural habitats and studying their behavior as an adaptive trait in evolution
Ethology
Study of reptiles and amphibians
Herpetology
A branch of Herpetology concerns with the study of amphibians alone
Batrachology
Batrachology is also known as
Amphibians
A sub-division of Herpetology which deals with the study of ophidians or snakes.
Ophiology or Ophidiology
Ophiology is also known as
Snakes
Study of microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of animals and plants
Histology
A branch of zoology that covers the study of fish
Ichthyology
Ichthyology is also known as
Fish Science
study of Mollusca such as snails, slugs, octopus, clams, and all animals that live in water with shells.
Malacology
A sub-discipline of Malacology that deals with the study of MOLLUSK SHELLS ONLY
Conchology
Conchology is also known as
Mollusk Shells
study of mammals and their characteristics
Mammalogy
Mammalogy is also referred as
Mastology, Theriology or Therology
A branch of zoology that study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features
Morphology
sub-discipline of zoology that studies roundworms (nematodes)
Nematology
A branch of Zoology that deals with the study of birds
Ornithology
A branch of Zoology that deals with the study of fossil animals to identify multicellular animals from geological perspective to establish prehistoric environments and their ecosystems
Palaeozoology
Is the study of bodily fluids in laboratory such as blood, urine, or tissues to diagnose a disease
Pathology
Pathology further narrows down to ___ (for plants) and ____ (for animals)
plant pathology and veterinary pathology
study of living and extinct primates (monkeys, apes, and prosimians)
Primatology
study of Protozoa (which are unicellular organisms such as amoeba, etc.)
Protozoology
study that defines groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups
Taxonomy
scientific study of geographical distribution of animal species (both historic and contemporary) in the world
Zoogeopgraphy
study of animals and their habitats
Zoography
Zoography is also known as?
Descriptive Zoology
A sub-division of zoology that deals with the measurements (length or size) of animal parts
Zoometry
Animal anatomy
Zootomy
