LEC1. Divisions and Subdivisions of Zoology Flashcards
__________ is the study of animals, which includes the anatomy, physiology, evolution, characteristics and classification of all living things and extinct animals
It is one of the broadest fields in all of science because of the immense variety of animals and complexity of the processes occurring within animals
The scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals.
Zoology
The branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.
Zoology
The word “zoology” was borrowed from what New Latin word?
Zoologia
“Zoologia” is derived from what Ancient Greek words? (2)
- “zoon”
- “logos”
Study of the interactions and relationships between human and nonhuman animals.
Anthrozoology
_____________ spans the humanities and the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences.
Interacting with animals has been used as a therapeutic intervention for disorders such as autism and to enhance morale in institutions such as nursing homes, hospitals, and prisons.
Anthrozoology
_____________ is concerned primarily with the study of the development, taxonomy,
biology, evolution, and ecology of arachnids.
Arachnology
_____________ include the spiders, scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen.
Arachnids
_____________ may be defined as the scientific evaluation of faunal materials retrieved from archaeological sites.
These include all the organic remains left in the soil after the death and decay of animals but also the representation of animals in rock art and on portable materials.
Archaeozoology
_____________ is a scientific discipline that is centered on the study of whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Cetology
Study of the formation and development of an embryo and fetus.
Embryology
_____________ is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms.
Entomology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies beetles is called __________
Coleopterology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies flies is called __________
Dipterology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies true bugs or Hemiptera is called __________
Hemipterology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies termites is called __________
Isopterology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies butterflies and moths is called __________
Lepidopterology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies bees is called __________
Melittology
Another term for melittology is __________
Apiology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies ants is called __________
Myrmecology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies grasshoppers is called __________
Orthopterology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies caddis flies is called __________
Trichopterology
The sub-branch of entomology that studies wasps is called __________
Vespology
Branch of zoology that deals with animal behavior under their natural habitats and studying their behavior as an adaptive trait in evolution
Ethology
A branch of zoology that particularly deals with the helminths, particularly the parasitic worms
Helminthology
Scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.
Herpetology
The sub-branch of herpetology that is concerned with the study of amphibians alone is called __________
Batrachology
The sub-branch of herpetology that studies ophidians or snakes is called __________
Orphiology
Study of the microanatomy of cells, tissues, and organs as seen through a microscope.
Histology
Scientific study of fishes, including, as is usual with a science that is concerned with taxonomy, anatomy (or morphology), behavioral science (ethology), ecology, and physiology.
Ichthyology
__________ is the field of science which studies the mollusks (phylum Mollusca) which includes familiar groups of invertebrates (animals without a back bone) including snails and slugs, clams and mussels, squids, octopuses, scallops, oysters, and chitons.
Malacology
The sub-branch of malacology that studies mollusk shells alone is called __________
Conchology
Scientific study of mammals and their characteristics.
It encompasses such diverse areas as the structure, function, evolutionary history, ethology, taxonomy, management, and economics of mammals.
Mammalogy
__________ the study of the shape and structure of living things from a biological perspective.
It is a discipline of biology related to the study of the shape and structure of the organism and its unique structural characteristics.
Morphology
Study of round worms (nematodes)
Nematology
Study of birds
Ornithology
Branch of zoology that deal with the study of fossil animals tp identify multi-cellular animals from geological perspective to establish prehistoric environments and their ecosystems
Paleozoology
Study if bodily fluids in the laboratory such as blood, urine or tissues to diagnose a disease.
Pathology
Study of living and extinct primates
Primatology
Study of protozoa
Protozoology
__________ is a study that defines groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics and giving names to those groups
Taxonomy
Study of geographical distribution of animal species in the world
Zoogeography
Study of animals and their habitats
Zoography
Sub division of zoology that deals with the measurements (length or size) of animal parts
Zoometry
