Chapter 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is Zoology?
Study of animals
Mammalogy is the study of>
Mammals
Ichthology is the study of?
Fish
Ornithology is the study of?
Birds
Herpetology is the study of?
Reptiles and amphibians
Entemology is the study of?
Insects
Protozoology is the study of?
Protoza
What is Anatomy?
Structure of organisms
What is Cytology?
Structure and function of cells
What is Ecology?
Interactions or relationship of organisms with the environment
What is Embryology?
Development of animal from fertilization to birth or hatching
What are genetics?
How traits are transmitted from parent to offspring
What is Histology?
Study of tissues
What is Molecular Biology?
*Study of biological activity at a molecular levels
What is Parasitology?
Study of Parasites
What is Physiology?
Function of an organism and it’s parts
What are systematics?
Classification and iterrelationships among animals
Taxology (Binomial Nomenclature)
A biological classification based on similar physical & chemical characteristics
What is the order of the classification of living things? (Ex: Domain>Kingdom>etc.)
Domain>Kingdom>Phylum> Class>Order>Family>Genus>Species
What are the two major goals or Physiology?
- ) Reconstruct physogeny of animal life.
2. ) Understadn historical processes that generate and maintain.
Theory of perpetual change in evolution
- ) Life’s multi-cellular animal history began more than 600 million years ago
- ) Phylogeny is the branching sequence of evolution
- ) Newly formed species gain their characteristics and modifications from previous species
