Specializations in Zoology

Question 1

Study of the structure of entire organisms and their parts.

Answer 1

Anatomy

Question 2

Study of the structure and functions of cells.

Answer 2

Cytology

Question 3

Study of the structure, function, and evolution of the genetic composition of groups of animals using computer-based computational methods.

Answer 3

Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics

Question 4

Study of the interaction of organisms with their environment.

Answer 4

Ecology

Question 5

Study of the development of an animal from the fertilized egg to birth or hatching.

Answer 5

Embryology

Question 6

Study of the mechanisms of transmission of traits from parents to offspring.

Answer 6

Genetics

Question 7

Study of tissues.

Answer 7

Histology

Question 8

Study of subcellular details of structure and function.

Answer 8

Molecular biology

Question 9

Study of animals that live in or on other organisms at the expense of the host.

Answer 9

Parasitology

Question 10

Study of the function of organisms and their parts.

Answer 10

Physiology

Question 11

Study of insects.

Answer 11

Entomology

Question 12

Study of amphibians and reptiles.

Answer 12

Herpetology

Question 13

Study of fishes.

Answer 13

Ichthyology

Question 14

Study of animals.

Answer 14

Mammalogy

Question 15

Study of birds.

Answer 15

Ornithology

Question 16

Study of protozoa.

Answer 16

Protozoology