M1: Intro to Zoology

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what is Zoology?

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—the study of the behavior, ecology, anatomy, physiology, evolution, and classification of animals

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Zoologists

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study the interactions of animals with one another and their environments, as well as the significance of the behavior of animals

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Zoology 2

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—the branch of biology concerned with the study of animals and animal kingdom. It is also known as animal biology

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derived from the 2 Greek words Zoon (animal) & logos

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Zoology

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Father of Zoology

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Aristotle

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Potential specializations under the Zoology major:

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Biomedical science.
Ecology and evolutionary biology.
Animal behavior and neurobiology.
Cell and developmental biology.
General zoology.
Genetics.
Marine biology.

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3 Branches of Biology

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Botany, Zoology and Microbiology

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-animals are
multicellular,
eukaryotic, lack
cell walls and are
heterotrophs.

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Kingdom animalia

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STRUCTURAL ZOOLOGY

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A. MORPHOLOGY
B. ANATOMY
C. HISTOLOGY- histos (tissues)
D. CYTOLOGY- cells

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II. DEVELOPMENTAL ZOOLOGY

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A. EMBRYOLOGY
B. ONTOGENY-study of individual (birth to death)
C. GENETICS

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III. FUNCTIONAL ZOOLOGY

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A. ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
B. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR / ETHOLOGY

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IV. SYSTEMATIC/ TAXONOMY

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A. PROTOZOOLOGY- protozoa
B. ENTOMOLOGY- insects
C. CONCHOLOGY- shells
D. MALACOLOGY- molluscs
E. HERPETOLOGY- reptiles/amphibians
F. ORNITHOLOGY– birds
G. ICHTHYOLOGY- fishes
I. HELMINTHOLOGY-worms

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V. MEDICAL ZOOLOGY

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A. PARASITOLOGY
B. PATHOLOGY

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VI. DISTRIBUTIONAL ZOOLOGY

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A. ZOOGEOGRAPHY
B. ECOLOGY- “oikos”- house(environment), interrelationship between living things and non living things

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VII. Historical zoology

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A. PALEONTOLOGY- fossils and remains of animals(extinct)
B. PHYLOGENY- origin of species
C. EVOLUTION- origin

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VIII. SPECIALIZED FIELDS OF ZOOLOGY

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A. MOLECULAR ZOOLOGY

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Structure and physiology of animals is studied under such fields

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anatomy,
embryology, pathology, animal nutriology, and
physiology

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Common genetic and developmental
mechanisms of animals (and plants) is studied in

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molecular biology, molecular genetics, cellular
biology, biochemistry, and developmental
biology

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Comparative Anatomy

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study of structures and functions
of various animal groups

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the science of finding, describing, and classifying
animals.

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taxonomy

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study of insects

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Entomology

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study of fish

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Ichthyology

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study of reptiles and amphibians

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Herpetology

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the study of animal behavior.

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Ethology

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study of mollusks

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Malacology

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Myrmecology

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the study of ants

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Helminthology

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the study of worms