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Introduction to Zoology Flashcards

1
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Study of External Structure of animals

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Morphology

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Oldest fields of Zoology

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Anatomy and Taxonomy

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3
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(Philosopher) Anatomy, Physiology, Classification

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Aristotle

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(Philosopher) Anatomical and Physiological knowledge

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Hippocrates

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5
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Father of Medicine

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Hippocrates

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6
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He founded modern human anatomy

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Andreas Vesalius

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7
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One of the pioneers of modern animal description

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Conrad Gesner

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8
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HE wrote “Historia Animalium”

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Conrad Gesner

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9
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Forerunner of Evolution

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John Baptiste De Lamarck

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10
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Mechanics of blood flow; English Physician

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William Harvey

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11
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Devised the compound microscope; coined the word “cell”; Micrographia

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Robert Hooke

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12
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His microscope has 50x - 250x magnification

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Antonie Van Leeuwenhock

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13
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Father of Modern Pathology

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Rudolf Virchow

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14
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Believed in Special Creation

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Georges Cuvier

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15
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has double ring structure

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adenine and guanine

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16
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has single ring structure

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thymine, cytosine, and uracil

17
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also known as adrenaline

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epinephrine

18
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very common signal molecule

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first messenger

19
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receptor is a?

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protein

20
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important enzyme in the formation of cAMP

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Adenylyl cyclase

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CAMP

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Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate

22
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source of energy in cellular response; provides enzymes

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GTP

23
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regulation of metabolism and sugar

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protein kinase A

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warm-blooded

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homeothermic

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cold-blooded

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poikilothermic

26
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bone forming cells

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osteoblasts

27
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increases blood Ca+2 levels

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parathyroid hormone

28
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bone destroying cells

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osteoclasts

29
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powerful hydrolithic enzymes

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Lysosomes

30
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loosely wound in histones

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euchromatin

31
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tightly wounded in histones

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heterochromatic

32
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breaking down

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catabolism

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building up

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anabolism

34
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In Metamorphosis: complete

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holometabolous insects

35
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In Metamorphosis: incomplete

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hemimetabolous

36
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Most abundant substance

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water

37
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inactive form of enzymes

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zymogen

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