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comes from the Latin word ‘zoologia’, scientific study of animals

zoology

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Zoology is derived from the Greek words zoion, meaning ____ and logia, meaning ____.

animal… study

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Six steps of the scientific method?

observation
data gathering
hypothesis
experimentation
conclusion
recommendation

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What concept is created from curiosity & inquiry being the driving force of science?

Scientific reasoning

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first to propose the scientific method

Francis Bacon

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disproved geocentrism with heliocentrism

Nicolaus Copernicus

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What are the two types of reasoning?

Inductive and Deductive.

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Differentiate inductive from deductive reasoning.

Inductive - specific to general
Deductive - general to specific

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animal internal structure

BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

Anatomy

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past, present, future interactions of animals and humans

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Anthrozoology

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dead animals

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Zoo/Archaeozoology

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arachnids

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Arachnology

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mechanical systems, living organisms and its parts

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Bionics

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crustaceans

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Carnicology

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marine mammals

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Cetology

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relationship between organisms + their environments

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Ecology

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insects

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Entomology

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heredity + variations

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Genetics

reptiles + amphibians

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Herpetology

animal cells + tissue

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Histology

fishes

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Ichthyology

mammals

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Mammalogy

animals w/ shells

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Malacology

form + specific structures of animal organisms

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Morphology

roundworms | BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

Nematology

birds | BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

Ornithology

fossil + extinct animals | BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

Paleontology

bodily fluids to diagnose diseases | BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

primates

primates | BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

Primatology

protozoa/unicellular organisms | BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

Protozoology

nomenclature rules of animals | BRANCHES OF ZOOLOGY

Taxonomy

What are the 3 characteristics of animals?

1. Eukaryotes/ Multicellular 2. Sexual Reproduction 3. Heterotrophs

What are heterotrophs?

organisms that need to eat to survive

What are the bases for classification?

1. Body Symmetry 2. # of Germinal Layers during embryonic development 3. Coelom Presence/Absence

3 types of Body Symmetry

1. Radial Symmetry 2. Bilateral Symmetry 3. Asymmetry

"Right and left halves" sagittal plane symmetry

Bilateral Symmetry

No symmetry.

Asymmetry

Aboral & oral side, central axis symmetry, allows for equal environment experience

Radial Symmetry

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