Principal Divisions of Zoology Flashcards
Study of living things
Biology
Study of plants
Botany
Study of animals
Zoology
Study of microorganisms
Microbiology
Concerned with the internal features of animals. Involved with dissection
Anatomy
Everything about the cell
Cytology
Study of the development of the embryo
Embryology
Study of animal behavior
Ethology
Field about heredity and variations
Genetics
About tissues
Histology
About the forms or external features of animals
Morphology
About the different organs of the body
Organology
Study of fossils
Paleontology
Study of animal fossils
Paleozoology
Concerned with diseases
Pathology
Study of the functions of the different structures of the body
Physiology
Involved with the classifications of organisms
Taxonomy