Branches Of zoo Flashcards

(33 cards)

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Study of the structure of a living organism

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Morphology

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Study of internal organs

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Anatomy

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Study of embryos

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Embryology

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Structural Zoology

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  1. Morphology
    2.Anatomy
    3.Histology
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Developmental Zoology

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1.Embryology
2.Ontogeny
3.Genetics

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Study of the origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of fertilization of the egg to adult.

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Ontogeny

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Study of heredity and variation

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Genetics

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the study of how animals work, and investigates the biological processes that occur for animal life to exist.

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Animal Physiology

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9
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the study of animal behavior.

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Ethology

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Functional Zoology

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1.Animal physiology
2.Ethology

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Systematic/Taxonomy

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1.Protozoology
2.Entomology
3.Conchology
4.Malacology
5.Herpetology
6.Myrecology
7.Ornithology
8.Ichthyology
9.Helminthology

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12
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Study of protozoa

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Protozoology

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13
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Study of insects

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Entomology

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14
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Study of shells

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Conchology

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15
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Study of Mollusks

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Malacology

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Study of reptiles/amphibians

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Study of ants

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Study of birds

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Study of fishes

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Study of worms

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Helminthology

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Medical zoology

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1.Parasitology
2.Pathology

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Study of parasite

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Study of Diseases

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Distributional Zoology

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1.Zoogeography
2.Ecology

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the branch of zoology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals.
Zoogeography
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the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment;
Ecology
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Historical zoology
1.Paleontology 2.Phylogeny 3.Evolution
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Study of fossils and remains of extinct animals
Paleontology
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the study of the evolution of a species or group
Phylogeny
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changes in the heritable traits of a population of organisms as successive generations replace one another. It is populations of organisms that evolve, not individual organisms.
evolution
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Specialized fields of zoology
1.Molecular biology
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the branch of biology that studies the molecular basis of biological activity. Study of how molecules interact with one another in living organisms to perform the functions of life.
Molecular biology
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Study of tissue
Histology