Branches of Zoology Flashcards

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1
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External structure of the entire animal

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Morphology

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2
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study of the cell

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Cytology

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3
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development of animals before birth

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Embryology

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4
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animal behavior

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Ethology

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5
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interaction of the organism to its environment

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Ecology

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6
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Transmission of traits from the parent to its offspring, heredity

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Genetics

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7
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study of tissues

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Histology

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8
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Study of diseases using body fluids; urine

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Pathology

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9
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subcellular detail of animal structure

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Molecular biology

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10
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animals that live on other organism at the expense of the host

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Parasitology

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11
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similarities and differences in anatomy of different organisms

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Comparative Anatomy

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12
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internal structure of the entire animal

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Anatomy

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13
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Animal fossils

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Paleozoology

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14
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Distribution of species

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Zoogeography

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15
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Function of organisms and their parts

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Physiology

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16
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Measurement of animals

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Zoometry

17
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Classification of evolutionary interrelationships

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Systematics

18
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Classification

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Taxonomy

19
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Insects

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Entomology

20
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Reptiles

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Herpetology

21
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Fishes

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Ichthyology

22
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Mollusks

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Malacology

23
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Mammals

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Mammalogy

24
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Parasitic worms

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Helmithology

25
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Round worms

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Nematology

26
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Birds

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Ornithology

27
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Primates

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Primatology

28
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Protozoa

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Protozology

29
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amphibians

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batrachology

30
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spiders

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arachnology

31
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extinct animals

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cryptozoology

32
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Bees

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apiology, melittology

33
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Marine

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Cetology