Zoology lesson 1 Introduction Flashcards
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Who wrote the book Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
He is the father of modern taxonomy.
CARL LINNAEUS
He is famous for devising new
systems for naming and grouping all living organisms, as well as naming thousands of species.
CARL LINNAEUS
A British naturalist, explorer,
geographer, anthropologist,
and biologist who is best
known for independently
conceiving the theory of
evolution through natural
selection.
ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE
A prominent primatologist
of the 20th century who
was considered an authority
on endangered mountain
gorillas.
DIAN FOSSEY
A primatologist who taught
humans about chimpanzees
and human nature. She
observed chimps in Africa and
recorded their every move.
JANE GOODALL
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.
HUGO DE VRIES
What are the six characteristics of Life
It responds to the environment.
It grows and develops.
It produces offspring.
It maintains homeostasis.
It has complex chemistry.
It consists of cells.
refers to the process of becoming adjusted to an environment.
Adaptation
may include structural, physiological, or behavioral
traits that improve an organism’s likelihood of
survival, and thus, reproduction.
Adaptation
is the accumulated total of all the biochemical reactions occurring in a cell or organism.
Metabolism
the basic unit of structure and
function of all living organisms.
Cell
Life’s Genetic Material
DNA
the field of biology that involves the study of animals.
Zoology/Animal Biology/Animal Science
greek word that means animal
zoion
It encompasses all aspects of scientific knowledge about
animals, like embryonic development, evolution, behavior, ecological distribution, and classification.
Zoology
T/F
Animals form a distinct branch on the evolutionary tree of life.
True
T/F
Animals form part of an even larger limb known as Eukaryotes
True
organisms whose cells contain membrane-enclosed nuclei.
Eukaryotes
a study of interaction between humans and other animals. This
sub-discipline of zoology overlaps with anthropology veterinary medicine, ethnology and zoology.
ANTHROZOOLOGY
is a branch of zoology that deals with the study of spiders and related specie (such as scorpions, harvestmen, etc).
Arachnology
is the study of dead animals (faunal remains) that
includes their bones, shells and other body parts. It is also known as zooarchaeology.
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY
branch of zoology that deals with the study of
marine mammals that include whales, dolphins, porpoise, etc.
CETOLOGY
The branch of zoology that studies the prenatal development of
gametes, fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.
EMBRYOLOGY
the study of insects.
Entomology
the Entomology sub-branch that concerns with the study of beetles.
COLEOPTEROLOGY
is the sub-discipline of Entomology
that studies all types of flies.
DIPTEROLOGY
is the sub-division of Entomology that studies true
bugs
HEMIPTEROLOGY
is a branch of zoology that deals with animal
behavior under their natural habitats and studying their
behavior as an adaptive trait in evolution.
Ethology
is the study of parasitic worms
and deals with taxonomy of helminth and the effect on their hosts.
HELMINTHOLOGY
is the study of reptiles and
amphibians.
HERPETOLOGY
is a branch of Herpetology concerns
with the study of amphibians alone.
BATRACHOLOGY
is a sub-division of
Herpetology which deals with the study of ophidians or snakes.
OPHIOLOGY
is the study of microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of animals and plants.
Histology
is a branch of zoology that covers the
study of fish (also known as fish science).
ICHTHYOLOGY
is a sub discipline of malacology that deals with the study of mollusk shells only.
CONCHOLOGY
a branch of zoology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their
specific structural features.
MORPHOLOGY
is a sub-discipline of zoology that studies roundworms
NEMATOLOGY
a branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.
ORNITHOLOGY
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.
PALAEOZOOLOGY
is the study of bodily fluids in
laboratory such as blood, urine or tissues to diagnose a disease.
PATHOLOGY
is a study of living and extinct
primates (monkeys, apes, and prosimians).
PRIMATOLOGY
is a branch of zoology that deals
with the study of Protozoa.
PROTOZOOLOGY
is a study that defines groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups.
TAXONOMY
is the scientific study of geographical distribution of animal species (both historic and contemporary) in the world.
ZOOGEOGRAPHY
is study of animals and their habitats.
ZOOGRAPHY
is a sub-division of zoology that deals with measurements of animal parts.
ZOOMETRY
specifically refers to animal anatomy.
ZOOTOMY
The study of the kinds and diversity of organisms and of the evolutionary relationship among them
TAXONOMY
Is the assignment of a distinctive name to each species
Nomenclature
Any grouping of animals that shares a particular set of characteristics forms an assemblage
Taxon
What are the 8 taxonomic categories
DOMAIN
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Genus
Family
Species
