LEC1. Divisions and Subdivisions of Zoology

Question 1

__________ is the study of animals, which includes the anatomy, physiology, evolution, characteristics and classification of all living things and extinct animals

It is one of the broadest fields in all of science because of the immense variety of animals and complexity of the processes occurring within animals

The scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals.

Answer 1

Zoology

Question 2

The branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

Answer 2

Zoology

Question 3

The word “zoology” was borrowed from what New Latin word?

Answer 3

Zoologia

Question 4

“Zoologia” is derived from what Ancient Greek words? (2)

Answer 4

1. “zoon”
2. “logos”

Question 5

Study of the interactions and relationships between human and nonhuman animals.

Answer 5

Anthrozoology

Question 6

_____________ spans the humanities and the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences.

Interacting with animals has been used as a therapeutic intervention for disorders such as autism and to enhance morale in institutions such as nursing homes, hospitals, and prisons.

Answer 6

Anthrozoology

Question 7

_____________ is concerned primarily with the study of the development, taxonomy,
biology, evolution, and ecology of arachnids.

Answer 7

Arachnology

Question 8

_____________ include the spiders, scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen.

Answer 8

Arachnids

Question 9

_____________ may be defined as the scientific evaluation of faunal materials retrieved from archaeological sites.

These include all the organic remains left in the soil after the death and decay of animals but also the representation of animals in rock art and on portable materials.

Answer 9

Archaeozoology

Question 10

_____________ is a scientific discipline that is centered on the study of whales, dolphins and porpoises.

Answer 10

Cetology

Question 11

Study of the formation and development of an embryo and fetus.

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Embryology

Question 12

_____________ is the study of insects and their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms.

Answer 12

Entomology

Question 13

The sub-branch of entomology that studies beetles is called __________

Answer 13

Coleopterology

Question 14

The sub-branch of entomology that studies flies is called __________

Answer 14

Dipterology

Question 15

The sub-branch of entomology that studies true bugs or Hemiptera is called __________

Answer 15

Hemipterology

Question 16

The sub-branch of entomology that studies termites is called __________

Answer 16

Isopterology

Question 17

The sub-branch of entomology that studies butterflies and moths is called __________

Answer 17

Lepidopterology

Question 18

The sub-branch of entomology that studies bees is called __________

Answer 18

Melittology

Question 19

Another term for melittology is __________

Answer 19

Apiology

Question 20

The sub-branch of entomology that studies ants is called __________

Answer 20

Myrmecology

Question 21

The sub-branch of entomology that studies grasshoppers is called __________

Answer 21

Orthopterology

Question 22

The sub-branch of entomology that studies caddis flies is called __________

Answer 22

Trichopterology

Question 23

The sub-branch of entomology that studies wasps is called __________

Answer 23

Vespology

Question 24

Branch of zoology that deals with animal behavior under their natural habitats and studying their behavior as an adaptive trait in evolution

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Ethology

Question 25

A branch of zoology that particularly deals with the helminths, particularly the parasitic worms

Answer 25

Helminthology

Question 26

Scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.

Answer 26

Herpetology

Question 27

The sub-branch of herpetology that is concerned with the study of amphibians alone is called __________

Answer 27

Batrachology

Question 28

The sub-branch of herpetology that studies ophidians or snakes is called __________

Answer 28

Orphiology

Question 29

Study of the microanatomy of cells, tissues, and organs as seen through a microscope.

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Histology

Question 30

Scientific study of fishes, including, as is usual with a science that is concerned with taxonomy, anatomy (or morphology), behavioral science (ethology), ecology, and physiology.

Answer 30

Ichthyology

Question 31

__________ is the field of science which studies the mollusks (phylum Mollusca) which includes familiar groups of invertebrates (animals without a back bone) including snails and slugs, clams and mussels, squids, octopuses, scallops, oysters, and chitons.

Answer 31

Malacology

Question 32

The sub-branch of malacology that studies mollusk shells alone is called __________

Answer 32

Conchology

Question 33

Scientific study of mammals and their characteristics. It encompasses such diverse areas as the structure, function, evolutionary history, ethology, taxonomy, management, and economics of mammals.

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Mammalogy

Question 34

__________ the study of the shape and structure of living things from a biological perspective. It is a discipline of biology related to the study of the shape and structure of the organism and its unique structural characteristics.

Answer 34

Morphology

Question 35

Study of round worms (nematodes)

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Nematology

Question 36

Study of birds

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Ornithology

Question 37

Branch of zoology that deal with the study of fossil animals tp identify multi-cellular animals from geological perspective to establish prehistoric environments and their ecosystems

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Paleozoology

Question 38

Study if bodily fluids in the laboratory such as blood, urine or tissues to diagnose a disease.

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Pathology

Question 39

Study of living and extinct primates

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Primatology

Question 40

Study of protozoa

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Protozoology

Question 41

__________ is a study that defines groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics and giving names to those groups

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Taxonomy

Question 42

Study of geographical distribution of animal species in the world

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Zoogeography

Question 43

Study of animals and their habitats

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Zoography

Question 44

Sub division of zoology that deals with the measurements (length or size) of animal parts

Answer 44

Zoometry