Intro to Zoology

Question 1

From what 2 Greek words did Zoology originate?

Answer 1

zoon (animal) and logos (to study)

Question 2

Revolves around the scientific pursuit of understanding the diversity of forms in the animal kingdom and how they operate.

Answer 2

Zoology

Question 3

Study of the structure of entire organisms and their parts

Answer 3

Anatomy*

Question 4

Study of the structure and function of cells

Answer 4

Cytology*

Question 5

Study of the development of an organism from fertilized egg to birth or hatchling

Answer 5

Embryology*

Question 6

Study of tissues

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Histology

Question 7

Study of parasites

Answer 7

Parasitology

Question 8

Study of the function of organisms and its parts

Answer 8

Animal Physiology

Question 9

Study of animal behavior

Answer 9

Ethology

Question 10

Study of insects

Answer 10

Entomology

Question 11

Study of fish

Answer 11

Ichthyology

Question 12

Study of amphibians and reptiles

Answer 12

Herpetology

Question 13

Study of birds

Answer 13

Ornithology

Question 14

Study of mammals

Answer 14

Mammalogy

Question 15

Study of protozoa

Answer 15

Protozoology

Question 16

Seeks to understand natural phenomena in an objective manner. This pursuit of knowledge must be guided by physical and chemical laws that operate in our reality. However, our ability to understand the world is dependent on our current existing state of knowledge and the state of the technologies that we can utilize to gain this knowledge. So, this continually corrects itself in the light of new evidence and new means of gaining knowledge

Answer 16

Scientific Knowledge

Question 17

Essential characteristics of science (Overton 1982)

Answer 17

1. It is guided by natural law.
2. It has to be explanatory by reference to natural law.
3. It is testable against the observable world.
4. Its conclusions are tentative and therefore not necessarily the final word.
5. It is falsifiable.

Question 18

A way in which we observe and understand our world. It consists of generating questions from observations in the natural world, forming hypotheses or predictions that may explain them, testing these hypotheses, and finally, using the results of these tests to make refine, alter or reject the hypotheses.

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Scientific method

Question 19

Are statements that are testable and falsifiable—i.e. there must be away data can be collected in order to support or reject it.

Answer 19

Hypotheses

Question 20

When there is enough evidence to support or reject a hypothesis, scientific studies are often then reported to the public—most notably through?

Answer 20

Scientific journals

Question 21

Are explanations about the natural world that have stood against scrutiny time and time again—i.e. it has not been disproved.

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Scientific theories