Branches of Zoology Flashcards
External structure of the entire animal
Morphology
study of the cell
Cytology
development of animals before birth
Embryology
animal behavior
Ethology
interaction of the organism to its environment
Ecology
Transmission of traits from the parent to its offspring, heredity
Genetics
study of tissues
Histology
Study of diseases using body fluids; urine
Pathology
subcellular detail of animal structure
Molecular biology
animals that live on other organism at the expense of the host
Parasitology
similarities and differences in anatomy of different organisms
Comparative Anatomy
internal structure of the entire animal
Anatomy
Animal fossils
Paleozoology
Distribution of species
Zoogeography
Function of organisms and their parts
Physiology
Measurement of animals
Zoometry
Classification of evolutionary interrelationships
Systematics
Classification
Taxonomy
Insects
Entomology
Reptiles
Herpetology
Fishes
Ichthyology
Mollusks
Malacology
Mammals
Mammalogy
Parasitic worms
Helmithology