Zoology Animal Development and Body Design

Acoelomate

An animal that lacks a coelom / body cavity; flatworms

Analogous Structure

A structure that has the same function but different construction and was not inherited from a common ancestor

Anatomy

The study of body structure

Asymmetry

No symmetry

Bilateral symmetry

A body plan in which only a single, imaginary line can divide the body into two equal halves

Binomial Nomenclature

A system for naming organisms with a unique two-part name

Coelom

Body cavity

Conversation

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

Cytology

Study of structure and function of cells

Deuterostome

Animal whose anus is formed from the blastopore; chordates and echinoderms

Diploblast

An animal that develops from two embryonic germ layers; jellyfish, corals, anemones

Domesticate

To tame a wild animal or plant to be useful on humans

Ecology

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

Embryology

Study of embryos and their development

Entomology

The study of insects

Epithet

An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

Eukaryote

An organism whose cells contain a nucleus

Eumetazoan

Member of a clade of animals with true tissues; All animals except sponges and a few other groups are eumetazoans

Gastrulation

The process in which a gastrula by the inward migration of cells

Genetics

The study of heredity

Herpetology

Study of reptiles and amphibians

Histology

Study of tissues

Homologous Structure

Similar structures in different species that are derived from a common ancestor

Ichthyology

Study of fish

In Situ

In its original place

Mammalogy

The study of mammals

Menagerie

Collection of animals

Ornithology

The study of birds

Parasitology

The study of parasites

Phylogeny

The evolutionary history of a species or group of related species

Physiology

The study of body function

Protostome

An animal whose mouth is formed from the blastopore; mollusks, annelids, arthropods

Protozoology

The study of protozoa

Pseudocoelomate

An animal whose body cavity is not completely lines by mesoderm; roundworms (nematodes)

Radial Symmetry

Symmetry about a central axis

Scientific Name

A unique name given to each species, consisting of its genius and its species epithet

Systematics

A scientific discipline focused on classfying organisms and determining their evolutionary relationships

Taxonomy

The theory and practice of identifying, describing, naming, and classifying organism

Triploblast

An animal that develops from three German layers

Zoology

The study of animals