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