What are the branches of zoology with their meanings?

Answer 1

These are some of the branches of zoology:

ZOOLOGY

= Organismal Zoology

.Morphology

.Cytology

.Histology

.Gross Anatomy

.Embryology

.Physiology

.Ecology

.Comparative Anatomy

.Genetics

.Zoogeography

= Systematic Zoology

[Evolution, Biodiversity, Taxonomy]

.Vertebrate

.Invertebrate

= Applied Zoology

Answer 2

In zoology, there are two main branches; Invertebrate Zoology and Vertebrate zoology. There are even more sub branches within these two which typically specialize on a specific phylum of animal.

For example:

Herpetology (the study of reptiles and amphibians) and Ichthyology (the study of fish) are both examples of vertebrate zoology.

Answer 3

Taxonomically speaking, zoology can be defined as the study of various types of animal, such as entomology (insects) or ornithology (birds).

Various levels of classification exist so an entomologist is also an arthropodologist, who study either crustaceans, Spiders or insects because evolutionarily, they are relatively similar organisms.

However, relatively is not an exact term, so while an arthopodology convention may occur somewhere, it his highly likely that no one person will have expertise in all three sub fields (insects, spiders, and crustaceans) because they are still quite different in terms of anatomy (also known as morphology) and genetics and behavior.

Also, because of phenomena such as genetic drift, species classification is always changing, for instance, Charles Darwin (an avid entomologist by his own admission) thought in 'on the origin of species' that perhaps whales were descended from bears, whereas modern genetics has shown them to be closer related to cows.

Answer 4

Subdivisions of zoology are:

1. Acarology: the study of ticks and mites. (A branch of archeology)
2. Arachnology: the study of arachnids.
3. Cetology: the study of whales, dolphins and porpoise.
4. Entomology: the study of insects.
5. Herpetology: the study of reptiles and amphibians.
6. Ichthyology: the study of fishes.
7. Mammalogy: the study of mammals.
8. Ornithology: the study of birds.
9. Paleozoology: the study of fossilized animals.
10. Parasitology: the study of parasite, their hosts and how they relate to one another.

Sub fields of Biology that include zoology as well as other scientific disciplines such as:

1. Ethology: the study of animal behavior.
2. Neuroethology: the study of animal behavior in their natural habitat.
3. Comparative anatomy: the study of bodily structures and functions.
4. Evolutionary biology: the study of the origin of species, their change and diversity over time."

Answer 5

Some of the major branches of Zoology include:

- Comparatice anatomy

- Animal physiology

- Behavioural ecology

- Ethology (animal behaviour)

Answer 6

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