Branches Of zoo Flashcards
(33 cards)
Study of the structure of a living organism
Morphology
Study of internal organs
Anatomy
Study of embryos
Embryology
Structural Zoology
- Morphology
2.Anatomy
3.Histology
Developmental Zoology
1.Embryology
2.Ontogeny
3.Genetics
Study of the origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of fertilization of the egg to adult.
Ontogeny
Study of heredity and variation
Genetics
the study of how animals work, and investigates the biological processes that occur for animal life to exist.
Animal Physiology
the study of animal behavior.
Ethology
Functional Zoology
1.Animal physiology
2.Ethology
Systematic/Taxonomy
1.Protozoology
2.Entomology
3.Conchology
4.Malacology
5.Herpetology
6.Myrecology
7.Ornithology
8.Ichthyology
9.Helminthology
Study of protozoa
Protozoology
Study of insects
Entomology
Study of shells
Conchology
Study of Mollusks
Malacology
Study of reptiles/amphibians
Herpetology
Study of ants
Myrmecology
Study of birds
Ornithology
Study of fishes
Ichthyology
Study of worms
Helminthology
Medical zoology
1.Parasitology
2.Pathology
Study of parasite
Parasitology
Study of Diseases
Pathology
Distributional Zoology
1.Zoogeography
2.Ecology