Exam 1

Question 0

Short Definition: Zoology

Answer 0

Study of animals

Question 1

Short Definition: Biology

Answer 1

Study of life

Question 2

Short Definition: Botany

Answer 2

Study of plants

Question 3

Short Definition: Anatomy

Answer 3

Structure

Question 4

Short Definition: Physiology

Answer 4

Functions

Question 5

Short Definition: Taxonomy

Answer 5

Grouping and classifying

Question 6

Short Definition: Nomenclature

Answer 6

Naming

Question 7

Short Definition: Cytology

Answer 7

Study of cells

Question 8

Short Definition: Genetics

Answer 8

The study of the passage of traits from parents to offspring and of the variations of those traits

Question 9

Short Definition: Histology

Answer 9

Study of tissues

Question 10

Short Definition: Embryology

Answer 10

The study of the development of an organism from fertilization to birth

Question 11

Short Definition: Ecology

Answer 11

The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment

Question 12

Short Definition: Ichthyology

Answer 12

Study of fish

Question 13

Short Definition: Ornithology

Answer 13

Study of birds

Question 14

Short Definition: Entomology

Answer 14

Study of insects

Question 15

Short Definition: Herpetology

Answer 15

Study of reptiles and amphibians

Question 16

Write homo sapiens correctly

Answer 16

Homo sapiens (underline)

Question 17

List Taxonomic Heirarchy

Answer 17

Domain
Kingdom 
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Specific epitaph

Question 18

List Domain

Answer 18

Eukarya
Bacteria
Archaea

Question 19

List Kingdom (5 traditional) with examples

Answer 19

Animalia - human being
Plantae - rose bush
Protista - single cell
Monera - bacteria
Fungi - mold, mushrooms, yeast