Zoology Chapter 1: An Evolutionary and Ecological Perspective
Zoology - Answer- The study of animals. One of the broadest fields in all of science because of the immense variety of animals and the complexity of the processes occurring within animals.
Most zoologists specialize in studying the...
Zoology Chapter 1: An Evolutionary
and Ecological Perspective
Zoology - Answer- The study of animals. One of the broadest fields in all of science
because of the immense variety of animals and the complexity of the processes
occurring within animals.
Most zoologists specialize in studying the particular functional, structural, or
ecological aspects of one or more animal groups
Ornithology - Answer- Study of birds
Entomology - Answer- Study of insects
Herpetology - Answer- Study of amphibians and reptiles
Ichthyology - Answer- Study of fishes
Mammalogy - Answer- Study of mammals
Ornithology - Answer- Study of birds
Protozoology - Answer- Study of protozoa
Anatomy - Answer- Study of the structure of entire organisms and their parts
Cytology - Answer- Study of the structure and function of the cells
Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics - Answer- Study of the structure,
function, and evolution of the genetic composition of groups of animals using
computer-based computational methods
Ecology - Answer- Study of the interaction of organisms with their environment
Embryology - Answer- Study of the development of an animal from the fertilized egg
to birth or hatching
Genetics - Answer- Study of the mechanisms of transmissions of traits from parents
to offspring
Histology - Answer- Study of tissues
Molecular Biology - Answer- Study of subcellular details of structure and function
Parasitology - Answer- Study of animals that live in or on other organisms at the
expense of the host
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