TOPIC 1 Flashcards
Science that is concerned with animal life
Zoology
Study of the Classification of animals
Taxonomy
study of the relationship of animals with their environment
Ecology
study of the distribution of animals on earth
Zoogeography
study of how the existing kinds of animals came into being
Animal Evolution
stresses the structural aspects of the animal
Morphology
study of animal structure as revealed by gross dissection.
Anatomy
study of various animal types from the lowest to the highest form, with the aim of establishing homologies and the origin and modification of body structures
Comparative Anatomy
study of tissues as revealed by the microscope
Histology
study of the minute parts and functions of cells
Cytology
study of the formation and early development of the organism
Embryology
study of past life as revealed by fossils
Paleontology
includes subdivisions that are concerned with experimental alterations of the patterns of organisms
Experimental Zoology
study of heredity
Genetics
study of animal structure
Experimental Morphology
study of growth and development of the animal from fertilization up to birth or hatching
Embryology
study of the ultimate or ultramicroscopic structure and function of
living matter.
Molecular Biology
study of the chemical make-up of living tissues
Biochemistry
study of the chemistry of genes
Genetics
study of the chemical make-up of large
molecules that make up living matter
Chemistry of Macromolecules
study of insects
Entomology
study of worms with specific reference to parasitic forms
Helminthology
study of reptiles
Herpetology
study of birds.
Ornithology
study of parasitic organisms.
Parasitology
study of fishes
Ichthyology
study of mammals
Mammalogy
Living organisms were formed on our planet by some supernatural power called God or Creator, so it believed in divine creation of life.
THEORY OF SPECIAL CREATIONS/RELIGIOUS EXPLANATIONS