ZOOLOGY LEC

Question 1

study of cells

Answer 1

Cytology

Question 2

Study of tissues

Answer 2

Histology

Question 3

Study of structures & parts

Answer 3

Anatomy

Question 4

Study of functions of organisms & their parts

Answer 4

Physiology

Question 5

study of the different forms of organisms

Answer 5

Morphology

Question 6

Study of heredity

Answer 6

Genetics

Question 7

• Study of the interaction of organisms with their environment

Answer 7

Ecology

Question 8

• Study of the diversity of organisms (classification based on their evolutionary relationships– Taxonomy)

Answer 8

Systematics

Question 9

• study of insects

Answer 9

Entomology

Question 10

• study of amphibians and reptiles

Answer 10

Herpetology

Question 11

• study of fishes

Answer 11

Ichthyology

Question 12

• study of birds

Answer 12

Ornithology

Question 13

• study of mammals

Answer 13

Mammalogy

Question 14

• study of protozoa

Answer 14

Protozoology

Question 15

Two approaches are used to understand natural causes for natural phenomena

Answer 15

Discovery science
Hypothesis-based science

Question 16

—uses verifiable observations and measurements to describe science

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Discovery science

Question 17

uses the data from discovery science to explain science - This requires proposing and testing of hypotheses

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Hypothesis-based science

Question 18

is a proposed explanation for a set of observations

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hypothesis

Question 19

is supported by a large and usually growing body of evidence

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theory

Question 20

• the complex organization of living things

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Order

Question 21

basic units of life

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Cells

Question 22

—an ability to maintain an internal
environment consistent with life

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Regulation

Question 23

—consistent growth and development controlled by DNA

Answer 23

Growth and development

Question 24

—acquiring energy and transforming it to a form useful for the organism

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Energy processing/Metabolism

Question 25

—an ability to respond to environmental stimuli

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Responsiveness/ Irritability

Question 26

—the ability to perpetuate the species

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Reproduction

Question 27

-acquisition of traits that best suit the organism to its environment (evolutionary adaptation)

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Adaptability

Question 28

- the systematic study of the physical and natural world

Answer 28

SCIENCE

Question 29

study of plants

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Botany

Question 30

study of fungi

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Mycology

Question 31

study of algae

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Phycology

Question 32

is the scientific study of animals, including their structure, behavior, and interactions with their environment.

Answer 32

ZOOLOGY

Question 33

is the genetic (hereditary) material of all cells

Answer 33

DNA

Question 34

is a discrete unit of DNA

Answer 34

gene