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Introduction to Zoology
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12th Grade
08/11/2014

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Animal Characteristics
Definition

Multicellular

Heterotrophic: Feed on Something Else

Most Move About

 

Term
Heterotrophic
Definition
Feeds on something else
Term
Multicellular
Definition
Made up of more than one cell
Term
Eukaryotic Cells
Definition
Cells with a true nucleus
Term
Vertebrates
Definition
Have a back bone
Term
Invertebrates
Definition
Do not have a backbone (larger group than their counterpart)
Term
Cephilization
Definition
Sensory organs (ganglia/brain) are concentrated in the anterior end (move head first)
Term
All vertebrates exhibit what...
Definition
Cephilization
Term
Most invertebrates but not all exhibit....
Definition
Cephalization
Term
Symmetry
Definition
A way to arrange the body around a point or line
Term
Bilateral Symmetry
Definition

Half and half one side is a mirror image of the other side.

All vertebrates are and most invertebrates are.

Term
5%
Definition
Vertebrates
Term
Asymmetrical
Definition

Irregular body with no arrangement

Ex.Sponge

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Radial Symmetry
Definition
Arranged around a central point or line. (Like a starfish)
Term
Anterior
Definition
Front or Head
Term
Posterior
Definition
Hind End
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Top or upperside
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Ventral
Definition
Belly or lowerside
Term
Sessile
Definition
Animals that cannot move (Ex.Sponges)
Term
Organization of a living thing
Definition
  • Cell
  • Tissue
  • Organ
  • System
  • Organism
Term
Protozoology
Definition
The study of protists
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Helminthology
Definition
Study of (mainly parasitic) worms
Term
Entomology
Definition
The study of insects
Term
Ichthyology
Definition
Study of fishes
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Herpetology
Definition
Study of reptiles and amphibians
Term
Ornithology
Definition
Study of birds
Term
Mammalology
Definition
Study of Mammals
Term
Primatology
Definition
Study of primates
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Ethology
Definition
Study of animal behavior and endangered species
Term
Cryptozoology
Definition
The study of unknown species (cryptids).
Term
Taxonomy
Definition
Classifying animals and plants
Term
Morphology
Definition
Animal Structure + Function
Term
Marine Biology
Definition
Study of plants and animals in the ocean.
Term
Ecology
Definition
Study of living things and their enviornment
Term
Carcinology
Definition
The study of crustaceans
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Arachnology
Definition
Study of spiders
Term
10%
Definition
Other invertebrates
Term
10%
Definition
Other Arthropods
Term
75%
Definition
Insects
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