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Zoology lesson 1 Introduction Flashcards

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1
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Who wrote the book Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

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Charles Darwin

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2
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He is the father of modern taxonomy.

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CARL LINNAEUS

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3
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He is famous for devising new
systems for naming and grouping all living organisms, as well as naming thousands of species.

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CARL LINNAEUS

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4
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A British naturalist, explorer,
geographer, anthropologist,
and biologist who is best
known for independently
conceiving the theory of
evolution through natural
selection.

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ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE

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5
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A prominent primatologist
of the 20th century who
was considered an authority
on endangered mountain
gorillas.

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DIAN FOSSEY

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6
Q

A primatologist who taught
humans about chimpanzees
and human nature. She
observed chimps in Africa and
recorded their every move.

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JANE GOODALL

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7
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A Dutch botanist who is best
known for rediscovering
Mendel’s laws of heredity,
coining the term “mutation”, and for a mutation theory of
evolution. He is regarded as one of the first geneticists.

A

HUGO DE VRIES

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8
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What are the six characteristics of Life

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It responds to the environment.

It grows and develops.

It produces offspring.

It maintains homeostasis.

It has complex chemistry.

It consists of cells.

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9
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refers to the process of becoming adjusted to an environment.

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Adaptation

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10
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may include structural, physiological, or behavioral
traits that improve an organism’s likelihood of
survival, and thus, reproduction.

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Adaptation

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11
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is the accumulated total of all the biochemical reactions occurring in a cell or organism.

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Metabolism

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12
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the basic unit of structure and
function of all living organisms.

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Cell

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13
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Life’s Genetic Material

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DNA

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14
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the field of biology that involves the study of animals.

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Zoology/Animal Biology/Animal Science

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15
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greek word that means animal

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zoion

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16
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It encompasses all aspects of scientific knowledge about
animals, like embryonic development, evolution, behavior, ecological distribution, and classification.

A

Zoology

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17
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T/F
Animals form a distinct branch on the evolutionary tree of life.

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True

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18
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T/F
Animals form part of an even larger limb known as Eukaryotes

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True

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19
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organisms whose cells contain membrane-enclosed nuclei.

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Eukaryotes

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20
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a study of interaction between humans and other animals. This
sub-discipline of zoology overlaps with anthropology veterinary medicine, ethnology and zoology.

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ANTHROZOOLOGY

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21
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is a branch of zoology that deals with the study of spiders and related specie (such as scorpions, harvestmen, etc).

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Arachnology

22
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is the study of dead animals (faunal remains) that
includes their bones, shells and other body parts. It is also known as zooarchaeology.

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ARCHAEOZOOLOGY

23
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branch of zoology that deals with the study of
marine mammals that include whales, dolphins, porpoise, etc.

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CETOLOGY

24
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The branch of zoology that studies the prenatal development of
gametes, fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.

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EMBRYOLOGY

25
Q

the study of insects.

A

Entomology

26
Q

the Entomology sub-branch that concerns with the study of beetles.

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COLEOPTEROLOGY

27
Q

is the sub-discipline of Entomology
that studies all types of flies.

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DIPTEROLOGY

28
Q

is the sub-division of Entomology that studies true
bugs

A

HEMIPTEROLOGY

29
Q

is a branch of zoology that deals with animal
behavior under their natural habitats and studying their
behavior as an adaptive trait in evolution.

A

Ethology

30
Q

is the study of parasitic worms
and deals with taxonomy of helminth and the effect on their hosts.

A

HELMINTHOLOGY

31
Q

is the study of reptiles and
amphibians.

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HERPETOLOGY

32
Q

is a branch of Herpetology concerns
with the study of amphibians alone.

A

BATRACHOLOGY

33
Q

is a sub-division of
Herpetology which deals with the study of ophidians or snakes.

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OPHIOLOGY

34
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is the study of microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of animals and plants.

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Histology

35
Q

is a branch of zoology that covers the
study of fish (also known as fish science).

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ICHTHYOLOGY

36
Q

is a sub discipline of malacology that deals with the study of mollusk shells only.

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CONCHOLOGY

37
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a branch of zoology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their
specific structural features.

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MORPHOLOGY

38
Q

is a sub-discipline of zoology that studies roundworms

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NEMATOLOGY

39
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a branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.

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ORNITHOLOGY

40
Q

is a branch of zoology that deals with the study of fossil
animals to identify multi-cellular animals from geological perspective to
establish prehistoric environments and their ecosystems.

A

PALAEOZOOLOGY

41
Q

is the study of bodily fluids in
laboratory such as blood, urine or tissues to diagnose a disease.

A

PATHOLOGY

42
Q

is a study of living and extinct
primates (monkeys, apes, and prosimians).

A

PRIMATOLOGY

43
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is a branch of zoology that deals
with the study of Protozoa.

A

PROTOZOOLOGY

44
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is a study that defines groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups.

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TAXONOMY

45
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is the scientific study of geographical distribution of animal species (both historic and contemporary) in the world.

A

ZOOGEOGRAPHY

46
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is study of animals and their habitats.

A

ZOOGRAPHY

47
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is a sub-division of zoology that deals with measurements of animal parts.

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ZOOMETRY

48
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specifically refers to animal anatomy.

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ZOOTOMY

49
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The study of the kinds and diversity of organisms and of the evolutionary relationship among them

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TAXONOMY

50
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Is the assignment of a distinctive name to each species

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Nomenclature

51
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Any grouping of animals that shares a particular set of characteristics forms an assemblage

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Taxon

52
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What are the 8 taxonomic categories

A

DOMAIN
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Genus
Family
Species

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