Quiz - Prelims

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It is the scientific discipline that studies animals and their interactions with their environment

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Zoology

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Study animals ranging from microscopic organisms to complex vertebrates, encompassing both living and extinct species

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Zoologists

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Zoologists use a variety of research methods such as:

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Field observations, laboratory experiments, genetic analyses, and advanced imaging techniques

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This subfield examines the structure and function of animal bodies, including organs, tissues, and systems. It delves into how animals carry out various physiological processes necessary for their survival.

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Anatomy and physiology

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Study of how animals interact with their environment and each other, investigating behaviors such as mating, hunting, communication, and territoriality.

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Behavioral ecology

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Explores the processes of natural selection and adaptation that shape the diversity of animal species over time

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Evolutionary biology

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Focuses on the genetic makeup of animals, including the study of heredity, gene expression, and the genetic basis of traits and behaviors.

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Genetics and genomics

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They analyze similarities and differences between different animal species to underst evolutionary relationships and adaptations.

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Comparative zoology

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Study animal behavior in natural settings to gain insights into the innate behaviors and instincts of animals

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Ethology

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This branch deals with the study of extinct animals through the analysis of fossils and other remains. It contributes to our understanding of past ecosystems and evolutionary history.

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Paleozoology

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They focuses on the study of animals that inhabit oceans, seas, and other aquatic environments.

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Marine biology

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They specialize in the study of insects and their biology

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Entomology

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Dedicated to the study of birds, including their behavior, physiology, and evolution

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Ornithology

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They concentrate on the study of mammals, examining their diversity, anatomy, behavior, and ecology

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Mammalogy

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They study reptiles and amphibians, investigating their biology, behavior, and conservation

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Herpetology

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They study fish, including their diversity, anatomy, physiology, and behavior, and behavior. This branch also encompasses fisheries science and aquaculture.

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Ichthyology

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Considered the father of zoology

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Aristotle

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Compiled an encyclopedic work “naturalis historia”

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Pliny the elder

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Made significant contributions to zoology, compiling extensive knowledge from various sources and adding their observations

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Al-jahiz and avicenna

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Provided early descriptions of animals, albeit with allegorical interpretations

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Physiologus

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Made detailed anatomical drawings and observations of animals

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Leonardo da vinci

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Laid the foundations of taxonomy and classification of species

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John ray

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Developed the binomial nomenclature system

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Carl linnaeus

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Wrote “histoire naturelle” a comprehensive account of natural history

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Georges- louis leclerc, comte de buffon

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Proposed early theories of evolution and the idea that organisms could pass on traits acquired during their lifetime

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Jean-baptiste lamarck

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Revolutionized zoology with his theory of natural selection

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Charles darwin

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Laid the groundwork for genetics with his experiments on pea plants

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Gregor mendel

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Integrated Darwinian evolution with mendelian genetics

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Modern synthesis

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Transformed the study of primatology and animal behavior with her long-term study of chimpanzee in tanzania

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Jane goodall

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Key developments in modern zoology

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Ethology Ecology Molecular biology and genetics Conservation biology

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Life on earth began more than __________

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3 billion yrs ago

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Organisms consist of only a singe cell

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Unicellular

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Organisms are composed of many cells which perform specialized and specific function

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Multicellular

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An organism that possesses characteristics that most biologists have agreed upon

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Living entity

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Ability of living things to react to the factors of the environment

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Irritability

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Refers to the ability of organisms to move

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Locomotion

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Refers to the sum total of the chemical reactions taking place

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Metabolism

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The building up reaction called _______ is shown up by ________

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Anabolism & respiration

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The increase in size and number of cells

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Growth

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The growth in living is called _______

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Intussusception

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The ability of living things to produce new individuals closely resembling them

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Reproduction

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Refers to the parts and functions of the cells in an organism

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Cellular organization

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The living matter in a cell is the _________

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Protoplasm

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Protoplasm consists of __________

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Cell membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus

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Ability of a living organism to live in harmony with other organisms in the environment

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Adjustment, integration, and coordination

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Emphasizes the source of all creation is God

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Special creation theory

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A hypothetical process by which living organisms developed from nonliving matter, also, the archaic theory that utilized this process to explain the origin of life ; living organisms can originate from inanimate object

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Spontaneous generation theory

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It states that life produced life, that each animal and plant produced its own kind

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Biogenetic theory

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“Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” is a phrase made by who?

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Ernst haeckel

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Development of an organism (ontogeny) expresses all the intermediate forms of its ancestors throughout evolution (phylogeny)

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Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

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Most biologists theory that life began in the primordial seas.

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Abiogenetic synthesis theory

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The belief that earth’s ocean were covered with ice

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Beneath the ice

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This is the proposal that life on earth began from rocks and other debris from impacts

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Panspermia (cosmozoic theory)

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This leads to the theory that lightning may have been responsible for the origins of life

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Electricity

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Self-replicating ribonucleic acid molecules proliferated before the evolution of DNA and proteins

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RNA world

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In contrast to the RNA theory, this suggests that the primordial soup simply continued to react with itself over time

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Simple metabolism and reactions

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Deep-sea vents

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Submarine hydrothermal vents

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It says that organic molecules organized themselves

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Clay breeding ground